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Assembly constituency 236 · West Bengal

Medinipur is assembly constituency number 236 in West Bengal, in Paschim Medinapur district, and one of the segments of the Medinipur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sankar Kumar Guchhait of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.5% of the vote, 38,747 votes ahead of Sujoy Hazra (AITC).

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Medinipur · 2026AC 236
  1. 01
    Sankar Kumar Guchhait
    BJP
    1,33,041
    54.51%
  2. 02
    Sujoy Hazra
    TMC
    94,294
    38.63%
  3. 03
    Manikuntal Khamrai
    CPI
    7,649
    3.13%
  4. 04
    Sambhunath Chattopadhyay
    INC
    2,193
    0.90%
  5. 05
    Sushrita Saren
    SUCI
    1,386
    0.57%
  6. 5 other candidates · 3,895 votesNOTA · 1,628 (0.67%)

Margin 38,747 votes · 15.87% of valid votes

2,60,610
Registered electors
2026 election
93.8%
Turnout
+8.5 pts vs 2021
38,747
Victory margin
15.9% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,44,086 valid votes, NOTA included.

Medinipur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sankar Kumar GuchhaitMale · 42 yrsBJP1,33,041
54.51%
2Sujoy HazraMale · 51 yrsTMC94,294
38.63%
3Manikuntal KhamraiMale · 51 yrsCPI7,649
3.13%
4Sambhunath ChattopadhyayMale · 71 yrsINC2,193
0.90%
—NOTANOTA1,628
0.67%
5Sushrita SarenFemale · 30 yrs · STSUCI1,386
0.57%
6Sk. Mafizul HaqueMale · 45 yrsIndependent1,105
0.45%
7Pronab Kumar BiswasMale · 62 yrs · SCBSP1,017
0.42%
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8Shankar ChakrabortyMale · 47 yrsIndependent815
0.33%
9Saleha BegumFemale · 45 yrsRASLJP621
0.25%
10Shashanka PatraMale · 74 yrsAMB337
0.14%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AITC won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 54.5%TMC 38.6%CPI 3.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Sankar Kumar GuchhaitBJP · 54.5% · margin 38,747Turnout93.8%
2024 byeSujoy HazraTMC · 53.4% · margin 33,996Turnout73.8%
2021June MaliahTMC · 50.7% · margin 24,397Turnout85.4%
2016Mrigendra Nath MaitiTMC · 50.1% · margin 32,987Turnout85.0%
2011Mrigendra Nath MaitiTMC · 54.4% · margin 28,220Turnout88.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Medinipur bye-election, 13 Nov 2024

Turnout 73.8% · 2,15,442 of 2,92,052 electors voted

Medinipur bye-election 2024-11-13 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sujoy HazraTMC1,15,104
53.44%
2Subhajit Roy (bunty)BJP81,108
37.65%
3Mani Kuntal KhamraiCPI11,892
5.52%
4Shyamal Kumar GhoshINC3,959
1.84%
—NOTANOTA2,624
1.22%
5Nantu KuilaIndependent717
0.33%

Medinipur result 2021

Medinipur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1June MaliahTMC1,21,175
50.72%
2Samit Kumar DashBJP96,778
40.51%
3Tarun Kumar GhoshCPI12,984
5.43%
—NOTANOTA3,928
1.64%
4Sukesh PalmalAMB1,565
0.66%
5Debasish AichSUCI1,500
0.63%
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6Bishwajit MahataIndependent968
0.41%

Medinipur result 2016

Medinipur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mrigendra Nath MaitiTMC1,06,774
50.11%
2Santosh RanaCPI73,787
34.63%
3Tushar MukherjeeBJP22,567
10.59%
—NOTANOTA4,060
1.91%
4Sova DasAMB2,171
1.02%
5Susanta SahuSUCI2,069
0.97%
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6Sk. Ali Uddin AliAJSUP1,655
0.78%

Medinipur result 2011

Medinipur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mrigendra Nath MaitiTMC1,03,060
54.43%
2Santosh RanaCPI74,840
39.53%
3Subhajit RoyBJP4,880
2.58%
4Sanjay MishraIndependent2,590
1.37%
5Arun Kumar AdhikariLJP1,436
0.76%
6Dilip Kumar DasIndependent724
0.38%
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7Pradyot SawIndependent699
0.37%
8Sunil Kumar HembramJMM691
0.36%
9Pratap Kumar NayekJD(S)428
0.23%
Map

Medinipur outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Paschim Medinapur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Medinipur is one of the assembly segments of Medinipur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Medinipur candidates.

  • June MaliahTMC1,09,926 46.8%
  • Agnimitra PaulBJP1,07,756 45.9%
  • Biplab BhattaCPI11,183 4.8%
  • Sanjib DeyIndependent1,566 0.7%
  • Anindita JanaSUCI1,368 0.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 2,170 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Medinipur.

Who won the Medinipur assembly seat in 2026?

Sankar Kumar Guchhait of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Medinipur in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,33,041 votes, which was 54.51% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Medinipur?

The margin was 38,747 votes (15.87% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sujoy Hazra of the All India Trinamool Congress with 94,294 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Medinipur in 2026?

Turnout was 93.85%: 2,44,587 of 2,60,610 registered electors voted, across 328 polling stations. That is 8.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Medinipur part of?

Medinipur is an assembly segment of the Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, June Maliah got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Medinipur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 13 Nov 2024, Sujoy Hazra (All India Trinamool Congress) won by 33,996 votes.

Is Medinipur a reserved constituency?

No. Medinipur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Medinipur?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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