MIDNAPORE
Constituency no. 32 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called MIDNAPORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 8 results.
Winner, 1996
INDRAJIT GUPTA
CPI
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
CPI
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1996
2,10,649
24.27% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCD P ROY
- Votes
- 2,77,920
- Vote share
- 32.02%
- Behind by
- 2,10,649
Electors
10,51,814
Total votes polled
8,67,936
Valid votes
8,67,936
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.5%
Full result, 1996
16 candidates · 8,67,936 valid votes
INDRAJIT GUPTACPIwon
4,88,569
56.3%
D P ROYINC
2,77,920
32.0%
MANORANJAN DATTABJP
58,751
6.8%
SUDEB BANPRASTHIIND
9,290
1.1%
NABA KUMAR SHAUAMB
7,828
0.9%
DILIP MAITIIND
7,286
0.8%
JATIN PRATIHARJKPN
7,008
0.8%
DEBASHISH KONARIND
2,313
0.3%
SHACHIN MAHATOHJKP
2,305
0.3%
SARIF MOLLICKMUL
1,831
0.2%
PRABHAKAR MAHATOJKP
1,721
0.2%
PADMA LOCHAN ROYSAP
1,046
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Prabodh Panda | CPI | 4,80,034 | 52.84% | Rahul ( Biswajit) Sinha | 1,60,760 |
| 1999 | Indrajit Gupta | CPI | 4,14,545 | 48.63% | Manoranjon Dutta | 28,773 |
| 1998 | INDRAJIT GUPTA | CPI | 4,52,671 | 52.75% | DUTTA MANORANJAN | 2,75,519 |
| 1996 | INDRAJIT GUPTA | CPI | 4,88,569 | 56.29% | D P ROY | 2,10,649 |
| 1991 | INDRAJIT GUPTA | CPI | 3,96,281 | 54.82% | BIRENDRA BIJOY MALLADEV | 1,63,523 |
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 constituency in 2004?
Prabodh Panda (CPI) won MIDNAPORE in 2004, by a margin of 1,60,760 votes.
Which party has won MIDNAPORE the most times?
CPI, with 8 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has MIDNAPORE gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won MIDNAPORE the most times?
INDRAJIT GUPTA, with 4 wins between 1989 and 1998.
