Medinipur Assembly constituency

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

Medinipur
Constituency No. 236 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Medinipur Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
LS constituencyMedinipur
Established1957
Total electors215,435
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

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

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957MedinipurAnjali KhanIndian National Congress[2]
1962Syed Shamsul BariIndian National Congress[3]
1967Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[4]
1969Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[5]
1971Biswanath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India[6]
1972Biswanath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India[7]
1977Bankim Behari PalJanata Party[8]
1982Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[9]
1987Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[10]
1991Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[11]
1996Purnendu SenguptaCommunist Party of India[12]
2001Purnendu SenguptaCommunist Party of India[13]
2006Santosh RanaCommunist Party of India[14]
2011Mrigendra Nath MaitiAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2016Mrigendra Nath MaitiAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2021June MaliaAll India Trinamool Congress

Election results

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Medinipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC June Malia 121,175 50.72
BJP Shamit Dash 96,778 40.51
CPI Tarun Kumar Ghosh 12,984 5.43
NOTA None of the above 3,928 1.64
AMB Sukesh Palmal 1,565 0.66
Majority 24,397 10.37
Turnout 2,39,132 85.39
TMC hold Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Medinipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Mrigendra Nath Maiti 1,06,774 50.11
CPI Santosh Rana 73,787 34.63
BJP Tushar Mukherjee 22,567 10.59
NOTA None of the above 4,060 1.91
AMB Sova Das 2,172 1.02
Majority 32,987 15.48
Turnout 2,13,344 84.95
TMC hold Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Medinipur[16][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC Mrigendra Nath Maiti 1,03,060 54.43 +24.90
CPI Santosh Rana 74,840 39.53 -17.84
BJP Tusar Mukharjee 4,880 2.58
IND Sanjay Mishra 2,590 1.37
LJP Arun Kumar Adhikari 1,436 0.76
Majority 28,220 14.90
Turnout 1,89,467 87.95
TMC 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.[19]

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.[20]

References

  1. "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.
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  11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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  14. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislativer Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data, AC No. Election Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. "Medinipur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  17. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Medinipur. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  18. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Medinipur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  19. "223 - Midnapore Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  20. "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.
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