Medinipur Assembly constituency

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Medinipur
Constituency No. 236 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Medinipur Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Lok Sabha constituency Medinipur
Established1957
Total electors215,435
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Elected year2024

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

Contents

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 236 Medinipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Midnapore municipality, Chandra, Dherua, Monidaha and Tantigeria gram panchayats of Midnapore Sadar community development block and Bankibandh, Garhmal, Karnagarh, Kashijora and Shatpati gram panchayats of Salboni community development block. [1]

Medinipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 34 Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1957 Anjali Khan Indian National Congress
1962 Syed Shamsul Bari
1967 Kamakhya Charan Ghosh Communist Party of India
1969
1971 Biswanath Mukherjee
1972
1977 Bankim Behari Pal Janata Party
1982 Kamakhya Charan Ghosh Communist Party of India
1987
1991
1996 Purnendu Sengupta
2001
2006 Santosh Rana
2011 Mrigendra Nath Maiti All India Trinamool Congress
2016
2021 June Malia
2024^ Sujoy Hazra

Election results

2024 by-election

2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Medinipur [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Sujoy Hazra 115,104 53.42 Increase2.svg32.72
BJP Subhajit Roy81,10837.64Decrease2.svg20.86
CPI Mani Kuntal Khamrui11,8925.52Increase2.svg0.09
INC Shyamal kumar ghosh39590.29New
Independent Nantu Kuila7170.45New
NOTA None of the above 2,6241.22
Majority 33,996146,89668.19
Turnout 215,404
AITC hold Swing

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Medinipur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC June Malia 121,175 50.72
BJP Shamit Dash96,77840.51
CPI Tarun Kumar Ghosh12,9845.43
NOTA None of the above3,9281.64
AMB Sukesh Palmal1,5650.66
Majority 24,39710.37
Turnout 2,39,13285.39
AITC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Medinipur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Mrigendra Nath Maiti1,06,77450.11
CPI Santosh Rana 73,78734.63
BJP Tushar Mukherjee22,56710.59
NOTA None of the above4,0601.91
AMB Sova Das2,1721.02
Majority 32,98715.48
Turnout 2,13,34484.95
AITC hold Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Medinipur [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Mrigendra Nath Maiti1,03,06054.43+24.90
CPI Santosh Rana 74,84039.53−17.84
BJP Tusar Mukharjee4,8802.58
IND Sanjay Mishra2,5901.37
LJP Arun Kumar Adhikari1,4360.76
Majority 28,22014.90
Turnout 1,89,46787.95
AITC gain from CPI Swing 42.74

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Santosh Rana of CPI won the 223 Midnapore assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Rama Prasad Tewary of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Purnendu Sengupta of CPI defeated Gouri Ghosh of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Dinen Roy of Congress in 1996. Kamakhya Ghosh of CPI defeated Raj Kumar Mishra of Congress in 1991, Samir Roy of Congress in 1987, and Samir Roy of ICS in 1982. Bankim Behari Pal of Janata Party defeated Kamakhya Ghosh of CPI in 1977. [7]

1957-1972

Biswanath Mukherjee of CPI won in 1972 and 1971. Kamakhya Charan Ghosh of CPI won in 1969 and 1967. Syed Shamsul Bari of Congress won in 1962. Anjali Khan of Congress won in 1957. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. The Hindu (23 November 2024). "West Bengal bypolls: Trinamool Congress sweeps bypolls in six Assembly seats". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. "Medinipur Assembly constituency 2024 By poll Result". Election Commission of India. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. "Medinipur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  5. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Medinipur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  6. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Medinipur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  7. "223 - Midnapore Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  8. "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.