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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BJPSankar Kumar Guchhait | AITCSujoy Hazra | 38,747 | 15.87% | 10 | 93.7% |
| 2021 | AITCJune Maliah | BJPSamit Kumar Dash | 24,397 | 10.21% | 6 | 84.2% |
| 2016 | AITCMRIGENDRA NATH MAITI | CPISANTOSH RANA | 32,987 | 15.48% | 6 | 84.8% |
| 2011 | AITCMRIGENDRA NATH MAITI | CPISANTOSH RANA | 28,220 | 14.90% | 9 | 88.0% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MEDINIPUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Sankar Kumar Guchhait (BJP) won MEDINIPUR in 2026, by a margin of 38,747 votes.
Which party has won MEDINIPUR the most times?
AITC, with 3 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has MEDINIPUR gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won MEDINIPUR the most times?
MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI, with 2 wins between 2011 and 2016.
