MATIGARA-NAXALBARI
Assembly seat no. 25 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2011
SANKAR MALAKAR
INC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2011
6,833
4.15% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMJHAREN ROY
- Votes
- 67,501
- Vote share
- 41.04%
- Behind by
- 6,833
Electors
1,94,062
Total votes polled
1,64,483
Valid votes
1,64,483
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.8%
Full result, 2011
5 candidates · 1,64,483 valid votes
SANKAR MALAKARINCwon
74,334
45.2%
JHAREN ROYCPM
67,501
41.0%
SRI ATUL CHANDRA ROYKPP
11,906
7.2%
ASIM SARKARBJP
7,351
4.5%
DIPU HALDARIND
3,391
2.1%
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
