MIDNAPORE
Assembly seat no. 223 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MIDNAPORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2006
SANTOSH RANA
CPI
Elections held
8
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPI
won 6 of 8
Margin, 2006
56,574
37.04% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCRAMA PRASAD TEWARY
- Votes
- 31,055
- Vote share
- 20.33%
- Behind by
- 56,574
Electors
1,83,122
Total votes polled
1,52,742
Valid votes
1,52,742
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.4%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,52,742 valid votes
SANTOSH RANACPIwon
87,629
57.4%
RAMA PRASAD TEWARYAITC
31,055
20.3%
ARIF AHMEDINC
14,047
9.2%
DINEN ROYIND
12,279
8.0%
PRANATOSH MAITIIND
4,301
2.8%
APARNA DATTAAMB
1,946
1.3%
NIKHIL KUMAR JANASP
1,485
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SANTOSH RANA | CPI | 87,629 | 57.37% | RAMA PRASAD TEWARY | 56,574 |
| 2001 | PURNENDU SENGUPTA | CPI | 71,188 | 49.17% | GOURI GHOSH | 7,955 |
| 1996 | PURNENDU SENGUPTA | CPI | 73,008 | 50.80% | DINEN ROY | 15,896 |
| 1991 | KAMAKSHA GHOSH | CPI | 62,303 | 53.51% | RAJ KUMAR MISHRA | 27,165 |
| 1987 | KAMAKHYA CHARAN GHOSH | CPI | 54,373 | 52.26% | SAMIR ROY | 7,424 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MIDNAPORE assembly constituency in 2006?
SANTOSH RANA (CPI) won MIDNAPORE in 2006, by a margin of 56,574 votes.
Which party has won MIDNAPORE the most times?
CPI, with 6 of the 8 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MIDNAPORE gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won MIDNAPORE the most times?
PURNENDU SENGUPTA, with 2 wins between 1996 and 2001.
