Medinipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Medinipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (earlier known as Midnapore) is an assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Medinipur
মেদিনীপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Medinipur
মেদিনীপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র
Location in West Bengal
Medinipur
মেদিনীপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র
Medinipur
মেদিনীপুর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র (India)
Coordinates: 22°15′N 87°39′E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Medinipur
Constituency No.236
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency34. Medinipur
Electorate (year)214,381 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 236 Medinipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Midnapore municipality, Chandra, Dherua, Monidaha and Tantigeria gram panchayats of Midnapore Sadar community development block and Bankibandh, Garhmal, Karnagarh, Kashijora and Shatpati gram panchayats of Salboni community development block.[1]

Medinipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 34 Medinipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957MedinipurAnjali KhanIndian National Congress[2]
1962Syed Shamsul BariIndian National Congress[3]
1967Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[4]
1969Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[5]
1971Biswanath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India[6]
1972Biswanath MukherjeeCommunist Party of India[7]
1977Bankim Behari PalJanata Party[8]
1982Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[9]
1987Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[10]
1991Kamakhya Charan GhoshCommunist Party of India[11]
1996Purnendu SenguptaCommunist Party of India[12]
2001Purnendu SenguptaCommunist Party of India[13]
2006Santosh RanaCommunist Party of India[14]
2011Mrigendra Nath MaitiAll India Trinamool Congress[15]

Election results

2016 election
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Medinipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Mrigendra Nath Maiti
CPI Santosh Rana 65 80
BJP

2011
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Medinipur [16][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Mrigendra Nath Maiti 103,060 54.43 +24.90#
CPI Santosh Rana 74,840 39.53 -17.84
BJP Tusar Mukharjee 4,880 2.58
Independent Sanjay Mishra 2,590
LJP Arun Kumar Adhikari 1,436
Independent Dilip Kumar Das 724
Independent Pradyot Saw 699
JMM Sunil Kumar Hembram 691
JD(S) Pratap Kumar Roy 42
Turnout 189,348 88.32
AITC gain from CPI Swing 42.74
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Paschim Medinipur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 8 8
Indian National Congress 2 0
Jharkhand Party (Naren) 0 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7 7
Communist Party of India 1 1
DSP(PC) 1 0

Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Santosh Rana of CPI won the 223 Midnapore assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Rama Prasad Tewary of Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Purnendu Sengupta of CPI defeated Gouri Ghosh of Trinamool Congress in 2001, and Dinen Roy of Congress in 1996. Kamakhya Ghosh of CPI defeated Raj Kumar Mishra of Congress in 1991, Samir Roy of Congress in 1987, and Samir Roy of ICS in 1982. Bankim Behari Pal of Janata Party defeated Kamakhya Ghosh of CPI in 1977.[19]

1957-1972

Biswanath Mukherjee of CPI won in 1972 and 1971. Kamakhya Charan Ghosh of CPI won in 1969 and 1967. Syed Shamsul Bari of Congress won in 1962. Anjali Khan of Congress won in 1957.[20]

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References
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