Garbeta Assembly constituency

Garbeta Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Garbeta
Constituency No. 233 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Garbeta Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Lok Sabha constituency	Jhargram
Established	1951
Total electors	176,760
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pradip Lodha
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2026

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, No. 233 Garbeta Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Garhbeta I community development block, and Amlasuli, Makli, Patharpara, Sarabot Jogardanga, Piyasala and Sarboth gram panchayats of Garhbeta II community development block.

Garbeta Assembly constituency is part of No. 33 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party affiliation
1951	Garbeta
1951	Garbeta
1957			N/A
1962	Garbeta
1967	Garhbeta East	K. K. Chalak	Indian National Congress
1969	Garhbeta East	Krishna Prasad Duley	Communist Party of India
1971	Garhbeta East	Krishna Prasad Duley	Communist Party of India
1972	Garhbeta East	Krishna Prasad Duley	Communist Party of India
1977	Garhbeta East	Suvendu Mandal	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1982	Garhbeta East	Suvendu Mandal	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1987	Garhbeta East	Susanta Ghosh	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991	Garhbeta East	Susanta Ghosh	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1996	Garhbeta East	Susanta Ghosh	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2001	Garbeta East	Susanta Ghosh	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2006	Garbeta East	Susanta Ghosh	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2011	Garbeta	Susanta Ghosh	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2016		Asish Chakraborty	Trinamool Congress
2021		Uttara Singha	Trinamool Congress
2026		Pradip Lodha	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Garbeta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pradip Lodha	113,752	51.23	+10.61
	AITC	Uttara Singha	87,527	39.42	−6.29
	CPI(M)	Ghosh Tapan Kumar	14,238	6.41	−4.68
	NOTA	None of the above	2,455	1.11	−0.2
Majority			26,225	11.81	+6.72
Turnout			222,049	95.03	+5.53
	BJP hold		Swing

2021

In the 2021 elections, Uttara Singha (Hazra) of AITC defeated her nearest rival, Madan Ruidas of BJP.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Garbeta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Uttara Singha	94,928	45.71
	BJP	Madan Ruidas	84,356	40.62
	CPI(M)	Tapan Kumar Ghosh	23,042	11.09
	NOTA	None of the above	2,719	1.31
Majority			10,572	5.09
Turnout			207,681	89.5
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

In the 2016 elections, Asish Chakraborty of All India Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Sorforoj Khan of CPI(M).

West Bengal assembly elections, 2016: Garbeta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Asish Chakraborty	110,501	59.90	+59.90
	CPI(M)	Sorforaj Khan	49,344	26.80	−26.03
	BJP	Pradip Lodha	22,525	12.20	+7.51
	SUCI(C)	Tapas Kumar Mishra	1,998	4.69	+1.10
Majority			61,157	33.2
Turnout			184,368	90.9
	AITC gain from CPI(M)		Swing

.# Swing calculated on LF+Congress vote percentages taken together in 2016.

2011

In the 2011 elections, Sushanta Ghosh of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Hema Choubey of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Garbeta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	Sushanta Ghosh	86,047	52.23	−17.57
	INC	Hema Choubey	70,977	43.08	+12.88#
	BJP	Tarak Nath Gan	7,733	4.69
Turnout			164,757	93.21
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	-30.45#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. Between 1967 and 2006 Garbeta had two seats – Garbeta East and Garbeta West.

2006

In 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1987 state assembly elections, Krishna Prasad Duley of CPI(M) won the 221 Garbeta West (SC) assembly seat defeating Tapas Saha of BJP in 2006, Kalipada Duley of BJP in 2001, Siddhartha Bisai of Congress in 1996, and Kinkar Ruidas of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Anadi Malla of CPI(M) defeated Madan Mohan Guria of Congress in 1982. Santosh Bisui of CPI(M) defeated Krishna Prasad Duley of CPI in 1977.

1972

Saroj Roy of CPI won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. P.Sinha Roy of Congress won in 1967.

1957

Bijoy Gopal Goswami (fl. 1952–1957) was an Indian politician who served as a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Representing the 90-Salbani, Midnapore Constituency, he was elected during the 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, the first legislative election in independent India.

Hailing from Village Bankati, P.O. Hoomgarh, in the Garhbeta region of Midnapore district, Goswami officially took his oath of office as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) on June 18, 1952. He continued to serve in this capacity until April 5, 1957, when the legislative term ended with the dissolution of the assembly.

In addition to his contributions to Indian politics, Bijoy Gopal Goswami's legacy continues through his family. His son pursued a career in engineering and became a civil engineer, contributing to the country's infrastructure development.

This information is preserved in official records issued by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, confirming Goswami's tenure and contributions during the formative years of India's democratic governance. .