MEDINIPUR
Assembly seat no. 236 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MEDINIPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2016
MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI
AITC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AITC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 2016
32,987
15.48% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPISANTOSH RANA
- Votes
- 73,787
- Vote share
- 34.63%
- Behind by
- 32,987
Electors
2,51,148
Total votes polled
2,13,083
Valid votes
2,13,083
NOTA votes
4,060
1.91% of votes polled
Turnout
84.8%
Full result, 2016
6 candidates · 2,13,083 valid votes
MRIGENDRA NATH MAITIAITCwon
1,06,774
50.1%
SANTOSH RANACPI
73,787
34.6%
TUSHAR MUKHERJEEBJP
22,567
10.6%
SOVA DASAMB
2,171
1.0%
SUSANTA SAHUSUCI
2,069
1.0%
SK. ALI UDDIN ALIAJSUP
1,655
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sankar Kumar Guchhait | BJP | 1,33,041 | 54.51% | Sujoy Hazra | 38,747 |
| 2021 | June Maliah | AITC | 1,21,175 | 50.72% | Samit Kumar Dash | 24,397 |
| 2016 | MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI | AITC | 1,06,774 | 50.11% | SANTOSH RANA | 32,987 |
| 2011 | MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI | AITC | 1,03,060 | 54.43% | SANTOSH RANA | 28,220 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
