Assembly constituency 236, West Bengal

Medinipur

Sankar Kumar Guchhait (BJP) won the 2026 election by 38,747 votes, taking 54.51% of the vote to Sujoy Hazra (AITC)'s 38.63%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJPSankar Kumar Guchhait, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202654.51%runner-up 38.63%
Winning margin, 202638,74715.87% of votes cast
Elections on record4AITC 3, BJP 1

Result by result

2011 AITC 1,03,060 54.4% vs 39.5%2016 AITC 1,06,774 50.1% vs 35.3%2021 AITC 1,21,175 50.7% vs 41.2%2026 BJP 1,33,041 54.5% vs 38.6%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyMedinipur
Seat 236
Sankar Kumar Guchhait
BJP
1,33,041
54.5%
Sujoy Hazra
AITC
94,294
38.6%
38,747 votes
15.87%
2021AssemblyMedinipur
Seat 236
June Maliah
AITC
1,21,175
50.7%
Samit Kumar Dash
BJP
96,778
41.2%
24,397 votes
10.21%
2016AssemblyMedinipur
Seat 236
Mrigendra Nath Maiti
AITC
1,06,774
50.1%
Santosh Rana
CPI
73,787
35.3%
32,987 votes
15.48%
2011AssemblyMedinipur
Seat 236
Mrigendra Nath Maiti
AITC
1,03,060
54.4%
Santosh Rana
CPI
74,840
39.5%
28,220 votes
14.90%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.