Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency

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Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Matigara-Naxalbari
Constituency No. 25 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
LS constituencyDarjeeling
Established2011
Total electors287,565
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party BJP
Elected year2021

Overview edit

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 25 Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency (SC) covers Naxalbari community development block, and Atharakhai, Champasari (excluding villages Sitong Forest, Sivoke Hill Forest and Sivoke Forest), Matigara I, Matigara II, Patharghata gram panchayats of Matigara community development block.[1]

Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly edit

Year Member Party
2011 Sankar Malakar Indian National Congress
2016
2021 Anandamoy Barman Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results edit

2021 Election edit

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Anandamoy Barman of BJP defeated his nearest rival Rajen Sundas of TMC.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Anandamoy Barman 139,785 58.10 Winner
AITC Rajen Sundas 68,937 28.65
INC Sankar Malakar 23,060 9.58
Independent Rakesh Mondal 2,046 0.85
BSP Sudip Mandal 1,577 0.66
SUCI(C) Harish Chandra Barman 1,274 0.53
None of the Above None of the Above 3,912 1.63
Majority 70,848 29.45
Turnout 2,40,591
BJP gain from INC Swing

2016 Election edit

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sankar Malakar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Amar Sinha of TMC.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sankar Malakar 86,441 41.28 Winner
AITC Amar Sinha 67,814 32.39
BJP Anandamoy Barman 44,625 21.31
KPP Bidur Barman 2,464 1.18
BSP Sudip Mandal 1,849 0.88
Independent Goutam Kirtania 1,739 0.83
SUCI(C) Kshitish Chandra Roy 1,138 0.54
None of the Above None of the Above 3,307 1.58
Majority 18,627 8.90
Turnout 2,09,377 83.95
INC hold Swing

2011 Election edit

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sankar Malakar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Jharen Roy of CPI(M).

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sankar Malakar 74,334 45.19 Winner
CPI(M) Jharen Roy 67,501 41.04
Kamtapur Progressive Party Atul Chandra Roy 11,906 7.24
BJP Asim Sarkar 7,351 4.47
CPI(ML)L Dipu Haldar 3,391 2.06
Majority 6,833 4.16
Turnout 1,64,483 84.76
INC win (new seat)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.