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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 236 · 2016
Medinipur
Winner — 2016
MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.1%CPI 34.6%5 others 15.3%
Votes
1,06,774
50.1% share
Winning margin
32,987
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.8%
of 2,51,148
Medinipur is a safe seat — MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI won by 15.5%.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,06,774 | 50.1% |
| 2 | SANTOSH RANA | UPA | 73,787 | 34.6% |
| 3 | TUSHAR MUKHERJEE | BJP | 22,567 | 10.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,060 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SOVA DAS | AMB | 2,171 | 1.0% |
| 6 | SUSANTA SAHU | 2,069 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | SK. ALI UDDIN ALI | 1,655 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (160th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.4% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
160th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
173rd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 50.1%CPI 34.6%BJP 10.6%OTH 2.8%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.