MADARIHAT
Assembly seat no. 14 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
MANOJ TIGGA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 12 of 16
Margin, 2021
29,685
17.78% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCRAJESH LAKRA
- Votes
- 61,033
- Vote share
- 36.56%
- Behind by
- 29,685
Electors
2,13,616
Total votes polled
1,66,920
Valid votes
1,66,920
NOTA votes
2,622
1.57% of votes polled
Turnout
78.1%
Full result, 2021
7 candidates · 1,66,920 valid votes
MANOJ TIGGABJPwon
90,718
54.4%
RAJESH LAKRAAITC
61,033
36.6%
SUBHASH LOHARRSP
7,072
4.2%
UTTAM BARUABSP
1,696
1.0%
VIVEK PRADEEP TETEBHARTIYATRIBALPARTY
1,540
0.9%
PANCHU ORAONNPP
1,272
0.8%
SUDHIST BARAIKSUCI
967
0.6%
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.
