MATIGARA-NAXALBARI
Assembly seat no. 25 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
SANKAR MALAKAR
INC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2016
18,627
8.90% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCAMAR SINHA
- Votes
- 67,814
- Vote share
- 32.39%
- Behind by
- 18,627
Electors
2,49,408
Total votes polled
2,09,377
Valid votes
2,09,377
NOTA votes
3,307
1.58% of votes polled
Turnout
84.0%
Full result, 2016
7 candidates · 2,09,377 valid votes
SANKAR MALAKARINCwon
86,441
41.3%
AMAR SINHAAITC
67,814
32.4%
ANANDAMOY BARMANBJP
44,625
21.3%
BIDUR BARMANKPPU
2,464
1.2%
SUDIP MANDALBSP
1,849
0.9%
GOUTAM KIRTANIAIND
1,739
0.8%
KSHITISH CHANDRA ROYSUCI
1,138
0.5%
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
