Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency

Medinipur
WB-34
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Medinipur Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesEgra
Dantan
Keshiary
Kharagpur Sadar
Narayangarh
Kharagpur
Medinipur
Established1951
Total electors18,11,243[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  NCPI
Alliance  NDA[2]
Elected year2024

Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Midnapore Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Midnapore in West Bengal. Six of the seven assembly segments of No. 34 Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency are in Paschim Medinipur district and one is in Purba Medinipur district.

Assembly segments

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 34 Medinipur is composed of the following segments:[3]

# Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
218 Egra Purba Medinipur Dibyendu Adhikari BJP BJP
219 Dantan Paschim Medinipur Ajit Kumar Jana AITC
223 Keshiary (ST) Bhadra Hemram
224 Kharagpur Sadar Dilip Ghosh BJP
225 Narayangarh Rama Prasad Giri AITC
228 Kharagpur Dinen Roy AITC
236 Medinipur Dr. Shankar Guchhait BJP

Prior to delimitation, Midnapore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[4]Patashpur (assembly constituency no. 215), Midnapore (assembly constituency no. 223), Kharagpur Town (assembly constituency no. 224), Kharagpur Rural (assembly constituency no. 225), Keshiari (ST) (assembly constituency no. 226), Narayangarh (assembly constituency no. 227) and Dantan (assembly constituency no. 228)

Members of Parliament

Year Member[5] Party
1952[a] Durga Charan Banerjee Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1957[b] Narasingha Malla Deb Indian National Congress
1962 Govinda Kumar Singhu
1967 Sachindra Nath Maiti Bangla Congress
1969^ V. K. Krishna Menon Independent
1971 Subodh Chandra Hansda Indian National Congress
1977 Sudhir Kumar Ghosal Janata Party
1980 Narayan Choubey Communist Party of India
1984
1989 Indrajit Gupta
1991
1996
1998
1999
2001^ Prabodh Panda
2004
2009
2014 Sandhya Roy Trinamool Congress
2019 Dilip Ghosh Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 June Malia Trinamool Congress

^By poll

  1. ↑ Midnapore-Jhargram
  2. ↑ Midnapore-Jhargram

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
47.40%
2019
 
48.62%
2014
 
46.04%
2009
 
47.29%
2004
 
52.84%
2001 (By-Poll)
 
40.96%
1999
 
48.63%
1998
 
52.75%
1996
 
56.29%
1991
 
54.82%
1989
 
57.15%
1984
 
53.15%
1980
 
57.59%
1977
 
55.23%
1971
 
40.28%
1969 (By-Poll)
 
67.99%
1967
 
56.61%
1962
 
49.45%
1957
 
26.57%
1957
 
21.86%
1952
 
26.61%
1952
 
18.62%

2024

2024 Indian general election: Medinipur[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC June Malia 702,192 47.40 Increase5.09
BJP Agnimitra Paul 675,001 45.56 Decrease3.06
CPI Biplab Bhatta 57,785 3.90 Decrease0.52
NOTA None of the Above 12,424 0.84 Decrease0.21
SUCI(C) Anindita Jana 9,791 0.66 Increase0.19
IND Sanjib Dey 8,711 0.59
BSP Anjan (Babalu) Mandal 6,503 0.44 Decrease0.10
IND Kamalesh Mahata 4,250 0.29
IND Sukesh Chandra Palmal 2,762 0.19
IND Biswajit Das 2,144 0.14
Majority 27,191 1.84 Decrease4.47
Turnout 1,481,563 81.80 Decrease2.44
AITC gain from BJP Swing

2019

2019 Indian general election: Medinipur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dilip Ghosh 685,433 48.62 Increase34.34
AITC Manas Bhunia 596,481 42.31 Decrease3.73
CPI Biplab Bhatta 62,319 4.42 Decrease26.94
INC Sambhunath Chattapadhyay 20,807 1.48 Decrease2.40
NOTA None of the Above 14,758 1.05 Decrease0.03
AMB Rabindra Nath Bera 8,570 0.61 Decrease0.02
BSP Ramkrishna Sarkar 7,568 0.54 Decrease0.15
SUCI(C) Tushar Jana 6,603 0.47 Decrease0.31
IND Tapas Kumar Kar 4,183 0.30
SS Ashoke Sarkar 3,093 0.22
Majority 88,952 6.31 Decrease8.37
Turnout 1,410,321 84.24 Increase0.22
BJP gain from AITC Swing

2014

2014 Indian general election: Medinipur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sandhya Roy 580,441 46.04 Increase3.35
CPI Prabodh Panda 395,313 31.36 Decrease15.93
BJP Prabhakar Tewari 180,071 14.28 Increase9.29
INC Bimal Kumar Raj 48,914 3.88
NOTA None of the Above 13,616 1.08
SUCI(C) Tushar Jana 9,800 0.78
BSP Kavita Rani 8,640 0.69 Decrease0.48
AMB Ashok Bera 7,881 0.63
PDS Soumen Samanta 6,070 0.48
JMM Mukim Khan 5,339 0.42 Decrease0.57
IND Ramkrisna Sarkar 4,663 0.37
Majority 185,128 14.68 Increase10.08
Turnout 1,260,748 84.02 Increase1.48
AITC gain from CPI Swing

2009

2009 Indian general election: Medinipur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Prabodh Panda 493,021 47.29 Decrease5.55
AITC Dipak Kumar Ghosh 445,004 42.69
BJP Pradip Patnaik 52,061 4.99 Decrease30.15
BSP Asok Kumar Golder 12,216 1.17
IND Sanjay Mishra 11,092 1.06
JMM Nepal Das 10,324 0.99
IND Partha Addhya 6,974 0.67
IND Amit Moitra 4,290 0.41
RDMP Mukul Kumar Maiti 4,016 0.39
IND De Sukumar 3,498 0.34
Majority 48,017 4.60 Decrease13.10
Turnout 1,042,496 82.54
CPI hold Swing

2004

2004 Indian general election: Midnapore[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Prabodh Panda 480,034 52.84 Increase11.88
BJP Rahul Sinha 319,274 35.14 Increase20.35
INC Narayan Chandra Paria 68,338 7.52
IND Panchanan Pradhan 10,243 1.13
NCP Madhumanti Sengupta 9,901 1.09 Decrease7.17
IND Mritunjoy Chakraborty 9,440 1.04
JKP(N) Asit Kumar Khatua 7,249 0.80
SS Lalit Kumar Jaiswal 4,020 0.44
Majority 160,760 17.70 Increase9.52
Turnout 908,499
CPI hold Swing

2001 by-election

A by-election was held in this constituency in 2001 which was necessitated by the death of sitting MP Indrajit Gupta. In the by-election, Prabodh Panda of Communist Party of India defeated his nearest rival Manoranjan Dutta of Trinamool Congress.

2001 Lok Sabha by-election: Midnapore[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Prabodh Panda 436,237 40.96 Decrease7.67
AITC Manoranjan Dutta 349,044 32.78
BJP Debasish Chattopadhyay 157,543 14.79 Decrease30.46
NCP Amal Mazumder 87,983 8.26
JD(S) Bijoy Bandyopadhyay 25,114 2.36
IND Rabikanta Santra 5,112 0.48
RJP Ashok Kumar Bera 3,871 0.36
Majority 87,193 8.18 Increase4.80
Turnout 877,213 77.10 Decrease1.35
CPI hold Swing

1999

1999 Indian general election: Midnapore[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Indrajit Gupta 414,545 48.63 Decrease4.12
BJP Manoranjon Dutta 385,772 45.25 Increase24.61
INC Samir Roy 47,013 5.51 Decrease5.06
IND Akshay Kumar Khan 4,512 0.53
IND Mritunjoy Chakraborty 650 0.08
Majority 28,773 3.38 Decrease28.73
Turnout 862,567 78.45 Decrease2.39
CPI hold Swing

1998

1998 Indian general election: Midnapore[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Indrajit Gupta 452,671 52.75 Decrease3.54
BJP Manoranjan Dutta 177,152 20.64 Increase13.87
AITC Dr. Nitish Sengupta 131,352 15.31
INC Satish Chandra Jana 90,737 10.57 Decrease21.45
IND Sheik Abu Bakar 3,448 0.40
JKP Kalipada Tudu 1,702 0.20
AMB Gajen Nayak 1,148 0.13 Decrease0.77
Majority 275,519 32.11 Increase7.84
Turnout 874,531 80.84 Decrease3.70
CPI hold Swing

1996

1996 Indian general election: Midnapore[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Indrajit Gupta 488,569 56.29 Increase1.47
INC D. P. Roy 277,920 32.02 Decrease0.18
BJP Manoranjan Datta 58,751 6.77 Decrease2.74
IND Sudeb Banprasthi 9,290 1.07
AMB Naba Kumar Shau 7,828 0.90
IND Dilip Maiti 7,286 0.84
JKP(N) Jatin Pratihar 7,008 0.81
IND Debashish Konar 2,313 0.27
HJKP Shachin Mahato 2,305 0.27
IUML Sarif Mollick 1,831 0.21
JKP Prabhakar Mahato 1,721 0.20
SAP Padma Lochan Roy 1,046 0.12
IND Ajit Kumar Maity 772 0.09
IND Vivek Kumar Baderia 742 0.09
IND Sushil Kumar 294 0.03
IND Satyanarayan Kothoyala 260 0.03
Majority 210,649 24.27 Increase1.65
Turnout 889,188 84.54 Increase8.08
CPI hold Swing

1991

1991 Indian general election: Midnapore[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Indrajit Gupta 396,281 54.82 Decrease2.33
INC Birendra Bijoy Malladev 232,758 32.20 Decrease7.29
BJP Monoranjan Dutta 68,772 9.51
IND Dilip Maity 6,372 0.88
JP Mirza Ohidur Rahaman 5,550 0.77
IND Padma Lochan Roy 4,717 0.65
HJP Chandra Mohan Hansda 4,526 0.63
BSP Satish Chandra Biswas 1,852 0.26 Decrease0.07
DDP Satya Naraiyan Kotwala 1,335 0.18 Increase0.09
IND Sushil Kumar 678 0.09
Majority 163,523 22.62 Increase4.96
Turnout 734,499 76.46 Decrease4.06
CPI hold Swing

1989

1989 Indian general election: Midnapores[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Indrajit Gupta 428,260 57.15 Increase4.00
INC Gouri Choubey 295,940 39.49 Decrease4.15
JKD Dulal Chandra Murmu 12,650 1.69
IND Dilip Maiti 6,522 0.87
BSP Satish Chandra Biswas 2,456 0.33
AMB Dinabandhu Mukherjee 2,070 0.28
IND Sushil Kumar 810 0.11
DDP Satyanarayan Kotwala 708 0.09
Majority 132,320 17.66 Increase8.15
Turnout 760,379 80.52 Increase0.47
CPI hold Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Midnapore[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Narayan Choubey 318,511 53.15 Decrease4.44
INC Ajit Kumar Khanra 261,514 43.64 Increase11.98
IND Abdul Rahim 5,677 0.95
SUCI(C) Dilip Maiti 3,927 0.66 Decrease0.28
IND Bachneshwar Saha 2,527 0.42
IND Gour Hari Bhattacharya 1,868 0.31
IND Ashoke Chandra Dey 1,550 0.26
IND Jitendra Nath De 1,344 0.22
IND Indra Deo Das 762 0.13
IND Sushil Kumar 666 0.11
IND Tarak Das Dutta 522 0.09
IND Mirza Ohidur Rahaman Beg 424 0.07
Majority 56,997 9.51 Decrease16.42
Turnout 609,529 80.05 Increase6.69
CPI hold Swing

1980

1980 Indian general election: Midnapore[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Narayan Choubey 276,144 57.59 Increase12.82
INC(I) Sudhir Kumar Ghosal 151,793 31.66
JP Narendra Das 28,618 5.97 Decrease49.26
INC(U) Gyan Singh Sohanpal 9,882 2.06
SUCI(C) Bhusan Mondal 4,506 0.94
JKD Dulai Chandra Murmu 4,305 0.90
IND Satya Ghosh 3,134 0.65
IND Bhim Charan Tudu 1,095 0.23
Majority 124,351 25.93 Increase15.47
Turnout 490,282 73.36 Increase14.92
CPI gain from JP Swing

1977

1977 Indian general election: Midnapore[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Sudhir Kumar Ghosal 180,061 55.23
CPI Choubey Narayan 145,937 44.77 Increase10.81
Majority 34,124 10.46 Increase4.14
Turnout 338,254 58.44 Decrease10.41
JP gain from INC Swing

1971

1971 Indian general election: Midnapore[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Subodh Chandra Hansda 140,326 40.28 Decrease3.11
CPI Choubey Narayan 118,317 33.96
CPI(M) Subhendu Roy 39,569 11.36
INC(O) Krishna Das Roy 29,985 8.61
BAC Binoyendra Nath Dasgupta 20,193 5.80 Decrease50.81
Majority 22,009 6.32 Decrease6.90
Turnout 364,697 68.85 Decrease2.40
INC gain from Independent Swing

1969 by-election

1969 Lok Sabha by-election: Midnapore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IND V. K. Krishna Menon 187,850 67.99
INC K. D. Roy 81,083 29.35
IND P. Reazuddin 7,376 2.67
Majority 106,767 38.64
Turnout
Independent gain from INC Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election: Midnapore[22][23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BAC S. N. Maity 185,407 56.61
INC G. K. Singha 142,124 43.39
Majority 43,283 13.22
Turnout 339,374 71.25
Bangla Congress gain from INC Swing

1962

1962 Indian general election: Midnapur[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gobinda Kumar Singhu 131,291 49.45
CPI Soroj Roy 93,872 35.36
PSP Durga Prasanna Satpathi 29,234 11.01
ABJS Satyendra Nath Bose 6,110 2.30
HM Ranajit Singha Sahas Roy 4,988 1.88
Majority 37,419 14.09
Turnout 274,849 54.48
INC win (new seat)

1957

1957 Indian general election: Midnapur (2-member constituency)[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Narasingha Malla Deb 194,817 26.57
INC Subodh Hansda 160,252 21.86
CPI Rabindra Nath Mitra 155,005 21.14
PSP Chandra Mohan Saren 128,556 17.54
ABJS Amiya Krishna Khan 62,171 8.48
IND Charu Chandra Besra 32,284 4.40
Turnout 733,085 42.76

1952

1952 Indian general election: Midnapore Jhargram (2-member constituency)[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ABJS Durga Charan Banerjee 151,494 26.61
INC Atul Chandra Basu 105,986 18.62
KMPP Bishnupada Hazra 91,171 16.02
INC Bharat Lal Tudu 76,921 13.51
KMPP Subodh Hansda 72,803 12.79
FBL(MG) Pran Krishna Mahato 39,634 6.96
IND Mahendra Santlal 31,198 5.48
Turnout 569,207 38.32

See also

References

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