MADARIHAT
Assembly seat no. 14 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
KUMARI KUJUR
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 12 of 16
Margin, 2001
41,507
41.40% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCNARENDRA NATH KARJEE
- Votes
- 18,905
- Vote share
- 18.85%
- Behind by
- 41,507
Electors
1,41,104
Total votes polled
1,00,266
Valid votes
1,00,266
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
71.1%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,00,266 valid votes
KUMARI KUJURRSPwon
60,412
60.3%
NARENDRA NATH KARJEEAITC
18,905
18.9%
MANOJ TIGGABJP
10,163
10.1%
SALI NATH ORAONIND
6,714
6.7%
BILKAN BARASJP
4,072
4.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MADARIHAT assembly constituency in 2026?
Laxuman Limbu (BJP) won MADARIHAT in 2026, by a margin of 40,910 votes.
Which party has won MADARIHAT the most times?
RSP, with 12 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MADARIHAT gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won MADARIHAT the most times?
SUSHIL KUJUR, with 4 wins between 1982 and 1996.
