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, 1998
INDRAJIT GUPTA
CPI
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
CPI
won 8 of 11
Margin, 1998
2,75,519
32.10% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPDUTTA MANORANJAN
- Votes
- 1,77,152
- Vote share
- 20.64%
- Behind by
- 2,75,519
Electors
10,81,863
Total votes polled
8,58,210
Valid votes
8,58,210
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.3%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 8,58,210 valid votes
INDRAJIT GUPTACPIwon
4,52,671
52.8%
DUTTA MANORANJANBJP
1,77,152
20.6%
DR NITISH SENGUPTAWBTC
1,31,352
15.3%
SATISH CHANDRA JANAINC
90,737
10.6%
SHEIK ABU BAKARIND
3,448
0.4%
KALIPADA TUDUJKP
1,702
0.2%
GAJEN NAYAKAMB
1,148
0.1%
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.
