MATIGARA-NAXALBARI
Assembly seat no. 25 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
Anandamay Barman
BJP
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2026
1,04,265
41.54% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCShankar Malakar
- Votes
- 62,640
- Vote share
- 24.96%
- Behind by
- 1,04,265
Electors
2,70,154
Total votes polled
2,50,985
Valid votes
2,50,985
NOTA votes
1,811
0.72% of votes polled
Turnout
92.9%
Full result, 2026
9 candidates · 2,50,985 valid votes
Anandamay BarmanBJPwon
1,66,905
66.5%
Shankar MalakarAITC
62,640
25.0%
Jharen RoyCPM
8,585
3.4%
Amitava SarkarINC
5,498
2.2%
Nimesh SundasIND
1,559
0.6%
Pappu RoyIND
1,510
0.6%
Laxmi DasSUCI
983
0.4%
Bikash MandalIND
980
0.4%
Krishna Pada SinhaIND
514
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Anandamay Barman | BJP | 1,66,905 | 66.50% | Shankar Malakar | 1,04,265 |
| 2021 | Anandamay Barman | BJP | 1,39,785 | 58.10% | Rajen Sundas | 70,848 |
| 2016 | SANKAR MALAKAR | INC | 86,441 | 41.28% | AMAR SINHA | 18,627 |
| 2011 | SANKAR MALAKAR | INC | 74,334 | 45.19% | JHAREN ROY | 6,833 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above