Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha 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.
- Indian National Congress (2 times) (50.0%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times) (50.0%)
| Matigara–Naxalbari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 25 for the West 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 | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Overview
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
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sankar Malakar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Anandamoy Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | |||
Election results
2026
In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Anandamoy Barman of BJP defeated his nearest rival Sankar Malakar of TMC.In the 2026 elections, he emerged as the candidate with the largest victory margin in the entire state of West Bengal.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anandamoy Barman | 166,905 | 66.50 |  8.40 | |
| AITC | Sankar Malakar | 62,640 | 24.96 |  3.69 | |
| CPI(M) | Jharen Roy | 8,585 | 3.42 |  | |
| INC | Amitava Sarkar | 5,498 | 2.19 | 7.39 | |
| IGJF | Nimesh Sundas | 1,559 | 0.62 | | |
| Independent | Pappu Roy | 1,510 | 0.60 | | |
| SUCI(C) | Laxmi Das | 983 | 0.39 | 0.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,811 | 0.72 | 0.91 | |
| Majority | 104,265 | 41.54 | 11.89 | ||
| Turnout | 250,985 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021 election
In the 2021 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 | 36.79 | |
| AITC | Rajen Sundas | 68,937 | 28.65 | 3.74 | |
| INC | Sankar Malakar | 23,060 | 9.58 | 31.7 | |
| Independent | Rakesh Mondal | 2,046 | 0.85 | ||
| BSP | Sudip Mandal | 1,577 | 0.66 | 0.22 | |
| SUCI(C) | Harish Chandra Barman | 1,274 | 0.53 | 0.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,912 | 1.63 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | 70,848 | 29.45 | 20.55 | ||
| Turnout | 240,591 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016 election
In the 2016 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 | 3.91 | |
| AITC | Amar Sinha | 67,814 | 32.39 | ||
| BJP | Anandamoy Barman | 44,625 | 21.31 | 16.84 | |
| 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 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,307 | 1.58 | ||
| Majority | 18,627 | 8.90 | 4.74 | ||
| Turnout | 209,377 | 83.95 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011 election
In the 2011 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 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||