Mathabhanga Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Mathabhanga Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Mathabhanga | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 2 for the West 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 |
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 2 Mathabhanga Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mathabhanga municipality, Mathabhanga II community development block, and Hazrahat I, Hazrahat II and Pachagarh gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I community development block.[1]
Mathabhanga Assembly constituency is part of No. 1. Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| 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 | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nisith Pramanik | ||||
| BJP | |||||
| LF | |||||
| INC | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| 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 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
| 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 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
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 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
1977–2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,[5] Ananta Roy of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the Mathabhanga seat defeating Hem Chandra Barman of the Bharatiya 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 the Trinamool Congress in 2001,[6] Jatindranath Barman of the Indian 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]
1951-1972
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 in 1962.[17] Sarada Prasad Pramanick of Congress won in 1957[18] and in independent India's first election in 1951.[19]