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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 236 · 2021
Medinipur
Winner — 2021
June Maliah
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 50.7%BJP 40.5%5 others 8.8%
Votes
1,21,175
50.7% share
Winning margin
24,397
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.2%
of 2,83,659
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.82 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June Maliah |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,21,175 | 50.7% |
| 2 | Samit Kumar Dash | NDA | 96,778 | 40.5% |
| 3 | TARUN KUMAR GHOSH | 12,984 | 5.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,928 | 1.6% |
| 5 | Sukesh Palmal | AMB | 1,565 | 0.7% |
| 6 | DEBASISH AICH | 1,500 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | BISHWAJIT MAHATA | IND | 968 | 0.4% |
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
safe10.2%
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 50.7%BJP 40.5%CPI 5.4%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.82 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.