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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 236 · 2011
Medinipur
Winner — 2011
MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 54.4%CPI 39.5%7 others 6.0%
Votes
1,03,060
54.4% share
Winning margin
28,220
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
88.0%
of 2,15,287
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRIGENDRA NATH MAITI |  AITCAITC + INC | 1,03,060 | 54.4% |
| 2 | SANTOSH RANA | Left Front | 74,840 | 39.5% |
| 3 | SUBHAJIT ROY | BJP | 4,880 | 2.6% |
| 4 | SANJAY MISHRA | IND | 2,590 | 1.4% |
| 5 | ARUN KUMAR ADHIKARI | 1,436 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | DILIP KUMAR DAS | IND | 724 | 0.4% |
| 7 | PRADYOT SAW | IND | 699 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SUNIL KUMAR HEMBRAM | 691 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | PRATAP KUMAR NAYEK | 428 | 0.2% |
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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
safe14.9%
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 54.4%CPI 39.5%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 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.