| Mathabhanga | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 2 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Mathabhanga Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,48,022 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Mathabhanga Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inCooch Behar district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal. It is reserved forscheduled castes.
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 2 Mathabhanga Assembly constituency (SC) coversMathabhanga municipality,Mathabhanga IIcommunity development block, and Hazrahat I, Hazrahat II and Pachagarhgram panchayats ofMathabhanga I community development block.[1]
Mathabhanga Assembly constituency is part of No. 1.Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Sarada Prasad Pramanick | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Mahendra Nath Dakua | ||
| 1967 | Dinesh Chandra Dakua | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | Birendranath Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Dinesh Chandra Dakua | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Ananta Roy | ||
| 2011 | Binay Krishna Barman | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Sushil Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sushil Barman | 113,249 | 52.87 |  37.27 | |
| AITC | Girindra Nath Barman | 87,125 | 40.67 |  7.43 | |
| CPI(M) | Ashok Barman | 7,718 | 3.6 | 28.57 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,443 | 0.67 | 0.32 | |
| Turnout | 2,14,203 | 86.36 | 0.91 | ||
| BJPgain fromAITC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Binay Krishna Barman | 96,383 | 48.1 | 1.74 | |
| CPI(M) | Khagen Barman | 64,465 | 32.17 | 11.13 | |
| BJP | Sushil Barman | 31,258 | 15.6 | 8.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,980 | 0.99 | N/A | |
| Majority | 31,918 | 15.93 | 12.77 | ||
| Turnout | 2,00,385 | 87.27 | 0.49 | ||
| AITChold | Swing | ||||
In the 2011 election, Binay Krishna Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ananta Roy of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Binay Krishna Barman | 78,249 | 46.94 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ananta Roy | 72,925 | 43.74 | 11.18 | |
| BJP | Sushil Barman | 11,308 | 6.78 | ||
| Independent | Mantu Barman | 2,919 | |||
| BSP | Tilak Chand Barman | 1,954 | |||
| Independent | Hare Krishan Sarkar | 1,079 | |||
| Turnout | 166,710 | 85.97 | |||
| AITCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | ||||
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
In the2006 state assembly elections,[5] Ananta Roy of theCommunist Party of India (Marxist) won the Mathabhanga seat defeating Hem Chandra Barman of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dinesh Chandra Dakua of CPI(M) won the seat six times in a row from 1977 to 2001, and also in 1967. He defeated Binoy Krishna Barman of theTrinamool Congress in 2001,[6] Jatindranath Barman of theIndian National Congress in 1996,[7] Prasenjit Barman of Congress in 1991,[8] Jatindranath Barman of Congress in 1987,[9] Hitendra Nath Pramanik of Congress on 1982[10] and Pratap Singha in 1977.[11][12]
Birendranath Roy of Congress won in 1972,[13] 1971[14] and 1969.[15] Dinesh Chandra Dakua of CPI(M) won in 1967.[16] Mahendra Nath Dakua of Congress won in1962.[17] Sarada Prasad Pramanick of Congress won in1957[18] and inindependent India's first election in 1951.[19]
