Medinipur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Sankar Kumar Guchhait
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Sankar Kumar Guchhait
votes
1,33,041
Margin
38,747(15.9%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Sankar Kumar Guchhait✓ WinnerBJP1,33,04154.51%
- 2Sujoy HazraAITC94,29438.63%
- 3Manikuntal KhamraiCPIDeposit lost7,6493.13%
- 4Sambhunath ChattopadhyayINCDeposit lost2,1930.9%
- 5NOTA1,6280.67%
- 6Sushrita SarenSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1,3860.57%
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- 7Sk. Mafizul HaqueINDDeposit lost1,1050.45%
- 8Pronab Kumar BiswasBSPDeposit lost1,0170.42%
- 9Shankar ChakrabortyINDDeposit lost8150.33%
- 10Saleha BegumRashtriya Lok Janshakti PartyDeposit lost6210.25%
- 11Shashanka PatraAmra BangaleeDeposit lost3370.14%
Deposit lost: 8 of 10 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,60,610
- Votes cast
- 2,44,587
- Turnout
- 93.85%
- Polling stations
- 328
incl. service voters
incl. 3,637 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women93%
1,22,271 of 1,31,464 voted on EVMs
Men91.9%
1,18,679 of 1,29,146 voted on EVMs
- Candidates10 (2 women)
- Lost deposit8
- NOTA1,628
- Valid votes2,42,458
Women candidates: Sushrita Saren, Saleha Begum
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Medinipur?
Sankar Kumar Guchhait (BJP) won Medinipur in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,33,041 votes.
What was the winning margin in Medinipur?
Sankar Kumar Guchhait defeated Sujoy Hazra (AITC) by 38,747 votes.
What was the turnout in Medinipur in 2026?
93.85% — 2,44,587 of 2,60,610 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 93%, men's 91.9%.
How many voters does Medinipur have?
2,60,610 electors at the 2026 election — 1,29,146 men, 1,31,464 women (service voters included), and 328 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Medinipur?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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