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, 1987
KAMAKHYA CHARAN GHOSH
CPI
Elections held
8
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPI
won 6 of 8
Margin, 1987
7,424
7.13% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INCSAMIR ROY
- Votes
- 46,949
- Vote share
- 45.12%
- Behind by
- 7,424
Electors
1,40,520
Total votes polled
1,04,051
Valid votes
1,04,051
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.0%
Full result, 1987
8 candidates · 1,04,051 valid votes
KAMAKHYA CHARAN GHOSHCPIwon
54,373
52.3%
SAMIR ROYINC
46,949
45.1%
AJIT KUMAR KHANRAIND
962
0.9%
LAKSHMI KANTA SENBJP
585
0.6%
BIRENDRA HEMRAMIND
475
0.5%
PHANI VUSAN GHOSHIND
339
0.3%
PADMALOCHAN CHANDA ROYIND
257
0.3%
SATYANARAYAN KOTWALAIND
111
0.1%
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.
