MADARIHAT
Assembly seat no. 14 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Laxuman Limbu
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 12 of 16
Margin, 2026
40,910
23.14% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCJayprakash Toppo
- Votes
- 61,578
- Vote share
- 34.84%
- Behind by
- 40,910
Electors
1,94,663
Total votes polled
1,76,753
Valid votes
1,76,753
NOTA votes
1,880
1.06% of votes polled
Turnout
90.8%
Full result, 2026
9 candidates · 1,76,753 valid votes
Laxuman LimbuBJPwon
1,02,488
58.0%
Jayprakash ToppoAITC
61,578
34.8%
Subhash LoharRSP
3,129
1.8%
Joy Prafful LakraINC
3,029
1.7%
Ishak RabhaBSP
1,406
0.8%
Saradip NarjeenaryIND
1,226
0.7%
Babita Bara TirkeyGNASURKP
888
0.5%
Haren RabhaMPOI
638
0.4%
Sudhist BaraikSUCI
491
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Laxuman Limbu | BJP | 1,02,488 | 57.98% | Jayprakash Toppo | 40,910 |
| 2021 | MANOJ TIGGA | BJP | 90,718 | 54.35% | RAJESH LAKRA | 29,685 |
| 2016 | MANOJ TIGGA | BJP | 66,989 | 43.98% | PADAM LAMA | 22,038 |
| 2011 | KUMARI KUJUR | RSP | 42,539 | 31.93% | MANOJ TIGGA | 7,909 |
| 2006 | KUMARI KUJUR | RSP | 47,331 | 40.96% | ATUL SUBA | 18,766 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
