MATIGARA-NAXALBARI
Assembly seat no. 25 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2021
Anandamay Barman
BJP
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2021
70,848
29.45% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCRajen Sundas
- Votes
- 68,937
- Vote share
- 28.65%
- Behind by
- 70,848
Electors
2,88,374
Total votes polled
2,40,591
Valid votes
2,40,591
NOTA votes
3,912
1.63% of votes polled
Turnout
83.4%
Full result, 2021
6 candidates · 2,40,591 valid votes
Anandamay BarmanBJPwon
1,39,785
58.1%
Rajen SundasAITC
68,937
28.6%
Sankar MalakarINC
23,060
9.6%
Rakesh MondalIND
2,046
0.8%
Sudip MandalBSP
1,577
0.7%
Harish Chandra BarmanSUCI
1,274
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