West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2026
Sankar Kumar Guchhait of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Medinipur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in West Bengal in the 2026 state assembly election, securing 133,041 votes (51.11% vote share). The runner-up was Sujoy Hazra (All India Trinamool Congress) with 94,294 votes.
A total of 10 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sankar Kumar Guchhait | 133041 | 51.11% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Sujoy Hazra | 94294 | 36.23% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 3 | Manikuntal Khamrai | 7649 | 2.94% | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | Sambhunath Chattopadhyay | 2193 | 0.84% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Sushrita Saren | 1386 | 0.53% | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) |
| 7 | Sk. Mafizul Haque | 1105 | 0.42% | Independent |
| 8 | Pronab Kumar Biswas | 1017 | 0.39% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Shankar Chakraborty | 815 | 0.31% | Independent |
| 10 | Saleha Begum | 621 | 0.24% | Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party |
| 11 | Shashanka Patra | 337 | 0.13% | Amra Bangalee |
The Medinipur constituency is part of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2026 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Sankar Kumar Guchhait (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 133,041 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.