| Matigara–Naxalbari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 25 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 287,565 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Matigara–Naxalbari Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inDarjeeling district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is reserved forscheduled castes.
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 25 Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency (SC) coversNaxalbaricommunity development block, and Atharakhai, Champasari (excluding villages Sitong Forest, Sivoke Hill Forest and Sivoke Forest), Matigara I, Matigara II, Patharghatagram panchayats ofMatigara community development block.[1]
Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency is part of No. 4Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sankar Malakar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Anandamoy Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
In the2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Anandamoy Barman of BJP defeated his nearest rival Rajen Sundas of TMC.
| 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 | ||||
| BJPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
In the2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sankar Malakar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Amar Sinha of TMC.
| 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 | |||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
In the2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sankar Malakar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Jharen Roy of CPI(M).
| 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 | |||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||
