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, 1996
PURNENDU SENGUPTA
CPI
Elections held
8
1962–2006
Most successful party
CPI
won 6 of 8
Margin, 1996
15,896
11.06% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCDINEN ROY
- Votes
- 57,112
- Vote share
- 39.74%
- Behind by
- 15,896
Electors
1,75,629
Total votes polled
1,43,730
Valid votes
1,43,730
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.8%
Full result, 1996
12 candidates · 1,43,730 valid votes
PURNENDU SENGUPTACPIwon
73,008
50.8%
DINEN ROYINC
57,112
39.7%
AJIT KUMAR CHATTERJEEBJP
6,218
4.3%
SHIBLAL HANSDAJKPN
4,811
3.4%
SK. ABU HANNANMUL
1,206
0.8%
APARNA DUTTAAMB
290
0.2%
MANORANJAN MAJHIIND
250
0.2%
MUKTESH GHOSHSHS
235
0.2%
JYOTIRMOY ROYIND
201
0.1%
NEMAI CHANDRA PAULIND
157
0.1%
BEG O.R.IDPP
154
0.1%
SRABONI BAGIND
88
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.
