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West Bengal · PC 34 · 2019
Medinipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
Dilip Ghosh
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.6%AITC 42.3%8 others 9.1%
Votes
6,85,433
48.6% share
Winning margin
88,952
6.3% of votes
Total votes cast
14,09,815
Candidates
10
Seat history
4 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.92 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dilip Ghosh | NDA (NDA) | 6,85,433 | 48.6% |
| 2 | Manas Ranjan Bhunia |  AITC | 5,96,481 | 42.3% |
| 3 | Biplab Bhatta | 62,319 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | Sambhunath Chattapadhyay | 20,807 | 1.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 14,758 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Rabindra Nath Bera | AMB | 8,570 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Ramkrishna Sarkar | 7,568 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Tushar Jana | SUCI(C) | 6,603 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Tapas Kumar Kar | IND | 4,183 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Ashoke Sarkar | NDA | 3,093 | 0.2% |
Average turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.8% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
15th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.6%AITC 42.3%OTH 8.0%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.92 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%
Figures are for Paschim Medinipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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?
35 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.