Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency

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.

Medinipur
WB-34
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
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
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Vidhan Sabha segments edit

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:[2]

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictParty
(as of 2021)
218EgraNonePurba MedinipurTMC
219DantanNonePaschim MedinipurTMC
223KeshiarySTPaschim MedinipurTMC
224Kharagpur SadarNonePaschim MedinipurBJP
225NarayangarhNonePaschim MedinipurTMC
228KharagpurNonePaschim MedinipurTMC
236MedinipurNonePaschim MedinipurTMC

Prior to delimitation, Midnapore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]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) andDantan (assembly constituency no. 228)

Members of Parliament edit

Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-57Tudu Bharat LalIndian National Congress[4]
Durga Charan BanerjeeBharatiya Jana Sangh[4]
1952-57^Subodh Chandra Hansda[5]Indian National Congress
Constituency renamed from Midnapore-Jhargram to Midnapore
Second1957-62Narasingha Malla Ugal Sanda Deb[6]Indian National Congress
Subodh Hansda[6]
Third1962-67Gobinda Kumar Singhu[7]
Fourth1967-69Sachindra Nath MaityBangla Congress[8]
1969-71^V. K. Krishna Menon
Fifth1971-77Subodh Chandra HansdaIndian National Congress[9]
Sixth1977-80Sudhir Kumar GhosalJanata Party[10]
Seventh1980-84Narayan ChoubeyCommunist Party of India[11][12]
Eighth1984-89
Ninth1989-91Indrajit Gupta[13][14][15][16][17]
Tenth1991-96
Eleventh1996-98
Twelfth1998-99
Thirteenth1999-01
2001-04^Prabodh Panda[18][19]
Fourteenth2004-09
Constituency renamed from Midnapore to Medinipur
Fifteenth2009-14Prabodh Panda[20]Communist Party of India
Sixteenth2014-2019Sandhya RoyAll India Trinamool Congress[21]
Seventeenth2019-incumbentDilip GhoshBharatiya Janata Party[22]

^By poll

Election results edit

General election 2024 edit

2024 Indian general elections: Medinipur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCJune Malia
CPIBiplab Bhatta
BJPAgnimitra Paul
NOTANone of the Above
Majority
Turnout
gain fromSwing

General election 2019 edit

2019 Indian general elections: Medinipur[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPDilip Ghosh 685,433 48.62 +34.36
AITCManas Bhunia596,48142.31-4.19
CPIBiplab Bhatta62,3194.42-26.94
INCSambhunath Chattopadhay20,8071.48-2.39
NOTANone of the above14,7581.05
Majority88,9526.31
Turnout1,410,32184.24+0.22
BJP gain from AITCSwing+19.28

General election 2014 edit

2014 Indian general elections: Medinipur[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITCSandhya Roy 581,860 46.50 +3.33
CPIPrabodh Panda3,95,19431.36-15.93
BJPPrabhakar Tiwari1,80,07114.26+9.30
INCDr. Bimal Raj48,9143.87N/A
NOTANone of the above13,6161.08N/A
Majority1,86,66614.70+10.04
Turnout12,60,74884.02+1.48
AITC gain from CPISwing-4.63

General election 2009 edit

2009 Indian general elections: Medinipur[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIPrabodh Panda 496,021 47.29 -5.54
AITCDipak Kumar Ghosh4,45,00442.68N/A
BJPPradip Patnaik52,0614.99-30.15
BSPAsok Kumar Golder12,2161.17+0.14
INDSanjay Kumar Mishra11,0921.06N/A
JMMNepal Das10,3240.99N/A
Majority48,0174.61-13.08
Turnout10,42,49682.54
CPI holdSwing-5.54

General election 2004 edit

General Election, 2004: Midnapore[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIPrabodh Panda 480,034 53.56
BJPRahul Bishwajit Sinha319,27435.14
INCNarayan Chandra Paria68,3387.52
JPPanchanan Pradhan10,2431.12
NCPMadhumanti Sengupta9,9011.08
BSPMrityunjoy Chakraborty9,4401.03
IndependentAsit Kumar Khatua7,2490.79
IndependentLalit Kumar Jaiswal4,0200.44
Majority160,76017.69
Turnout908,499
CPI holdSwing

General election 1999 edit

General Election, 1999: Midnapore[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIIndrajit Gupta446,54548.60-4.90
BJPManoranjan Dutta385,77245.30
INCSamir Roy47,0137.52
IndependentAkshay Kumar Khan4,5120.05
IndependentMritunjoy Chakraborty6500.01
Majority60,7733.3%
Turnout8,62,56778.5%
CPI holdSwing

By-election 2001 edit

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 Manorajnan Dutta of Trinamool Congress.

Indian Parliamentary bye election, 2001: Midnapore constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIPrabodh Panda448,237
AITCManoranjan Dutta354,044
BJPDebasish Chattopadhyay157,543
NCPAmal Mazumder87,983
JD(S)Bijoy Bandyopadhyay25,114
IndependentRabikanta Santra5,112
RJPAshok Kumar Bera3,871
Majority94,193
Turnout8,77,21377.1-6.7
CPI holdSwing+21.27

General election 1998 edit

General Election, 1998: Midnapore[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIIndrajit Gupta452,67153.50-2.80
BJPManoranjan Dutta177,15220.60
Trinamool CongressDr. Nitish Sengupta131,35215.32
INCSatish Chandra Jana90,73710.60
IndependentSheikh Abu Bakar3,4480.40
Jharkhand PartyKalipada Tudu1,7020.40
IndependentGajen Nayak1,1480.10
Majority2,75,51931.5
Turnout8,74,53180.8
CPI holdSwing

General election 1996 edit

General Election, 1996: Midnapore[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIIndrajit Gupta488,56956.30
INCDebaprasad Roy277,92032.00
BJPManoranjan Dutta58,7516.80
IndependentSudeb Banprasthi9,2901.00
AMBNaba Kumar Shaw7,8280.90
IndependentDilip Maiti7,2860.80
Jharkhand Party (Naren)Jatin Pratihar7,0080.80
IndependentDebashish Konar2,3130.30
JPShachin Mahato2,3050.30
IUMLSarif Mollick1,8310.20
Jharkhand PartyPrabhakar Mahato1,7210.20
Samata PartyPadma Lochan Roy1,0460.10
IndependentAjit Kumar Maity7720.10
IndependentVivek Kumar Baderia7420.10
IndependentSushil Kumar2940.00
IndependentSatyanarayan Kothoyala2600.00
Majority210,64923.7
Turnout8,89,18884.5
CPI holdSwing

General election 1991 edit

General Election, 1991: Midnapore[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIIndrajit Gupta396,28154.82
INCBirendra Bijoy Malladev232,75831.70
BJPManoranjan Dutta68,7729.40
IndependentDilip Maity6,3720.90
Jharkhand PartyMirza Ohidur Rahaman5,5500.80
IndependentPadma Lochan Roy4,7170.60
Jharkhand Party (Naren)Chandra Mohan Hansda4,5260.60
BSPSatish Chandra Biswas1,8520.30
Doordarshi PartySatya Naraiyan Kotwala1,3350.20
IndependentSushil Kumar6780.20
Majority163,52322.3
Turnout7,34,49976.5
CPI holdSwing

General elections 1951-2004 edit

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are generally mentioned below:

YearWinnerRunner-up
CandidatePartyCandidateParty
1951*Durga Charan BandopahyayBharatiya Jana SanghAtul Chandra BasuIndian National Congress
Bishnupada HazraKisan Mazdoor Praja Party[4]
Bharat Lal TuduIndian National CongressSubodh HansdaKisan Mazoor Praja Party[4]
1957*Narasingha Malla Ugal Sanda DebIndian National CongressRabindra Nath MitraCommunist Party of India[6]
Subodh HansdaIndian National CongressChandra Mohan SarenPraja Socialist Party[6]
1962Gobinda Kumar SinghaIndian National CongressSaroj RoyCommunist Party of India[7]
1967Sachindra Nath MaityBangla CongressG.K.SinghaIndian National Congress[8]
1969V. K. Krishna MenonBangla Congress (supported

by Communist-led United Front)

Krishnadas RoyIndian National Congress[23][24]
1971Subodh Chandra HansdaIndian National CongressNarayan ChoubeyCommunist Party of India[9]
1977Sudhir Kumar GhosalJanata PartyNarayan ChoubeyCommunist Party of India[10]
1980Narayan ChoubeyCommunist Party of IndiaSudhir Kumar GhosalIndian National Congress (I)[11]
1984Narayan ChoubeyCommunist Party of IndiaAjit Kumar KhanraIndian National Congress[12]
1989Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaGouri ChoubeyIndian National Congress[13]
1991Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaBirendra Bijoy MalladevIndian National Congress[14]
1996Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaD P RoyIndian National Congress[15]
1998Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaManoranjon DuttaBharatiya Janata Party[16]
1999Indrajit GuptaCommunist Party of IndiaManoranjon DuttaBharatiya Janata Party[17]
2001Prabodh PandaCommunist Party of IndiaManoranjon DuttaAll India Trinamool Congress[18]
2004Prabodh PandaCommunist Party of IndiaRahul (Biswajit) SinhaBharatiya Janata Party[19]
  • In 1951 Midnapore-Jhargram constituency and in 1957 Midnapur constituency, both the constituencies had two seats, with one seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The results here are shown separately.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/grfYnWoV4R.pdf
  2. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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  21. ^ a b "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  22. ^ a b "General Elections 2019 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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