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MIDNAPUR

Assembly seat no. 210 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1967.

West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MIDNAPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.

Winner, 1971
BISWNATH MUKHERJEE
CPI
Elections held
4
1967–1972
Most successful party
CPI
won 4 of 4
Margin, 1971
2,076
4.10% of valid votes

Result, 1971

Winner
Votes
23,529
Vote share
46.41%
Margin
2,076
Runner-up
INCSUDHIR DAS SARMA
Votes
21,453
Vote share
42.32%
Behind by
2,076
Electors
82,186
Total votes polled
50,694
Valid votes
50,694
NOTA votes
Turnout
61.7%

Full result, 1971

6 candidates · 50,694 valid votes

1971 election →
BISWNATH MUKHERJEECPIwon
23,529
46.4%
SUDHIR DAS SARMAINC
21,453
42.3%
BINOY JIBAN GHOSHIND
3,380
6.7%
ARJUN HANSDAJKP
790
1.6%
SUDHANSU KUMAR MITRABAC
788
1.6%
MADAN MOHAN KHANNCO
754
1.5%

Past results

Most recent 4 of 4 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972BISWANATH MUKHERJEECPI32,00976.99%ANIMA GHOSH ROY24,127
1971BISWNATH MUKHERJEECPI23,52946.41%SUDHIR DAS SARMA2,076
1969KAMAKHYA CHARAN GHOSHCPI26,55754.28%PRI BHOLANATH5,166
1967K . C . GHOSECPI23,78456.34%S . S . BARI8,080

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%37%55%74%1967196919711972Turnout

Winning margin

0%16%32%49%65%1967196919711972Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the MIDNAPUR assembly constituency in 1972?

BISWANATH MUKHERJEE (CPI) won MIDNAPUR in 1972, by a margin of 24,127 votes.

Which party has won MIDNAPUR the most times?

CPI, with 4 of the 4 wins recorded since 1967.

How many times has MIDNAPUR gone to the polls?

4 times, from 1967 to 1972.

Who has won MIDNAPUR the most times?

BISWANATH MUKHERJEE, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.

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