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Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency
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<div>{{Other uses|Matigara (disambiguation){{!}}Matigara}}<br />
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|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]<br />
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]<br />
|subdivision_name2 = [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]] <br />
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No]]<br />
|subdivision_name3 = 25<br />
|subdivision_type4 = Type <br> [[Voting system|Electoral system]]<br />
|subdivision_name4 = Reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]] <br> [[First past the post system|First past the post]]<br />
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|subdivision_name5 = [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)|4 Darjeeling]]<br />
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|subdivision_name6 = 194,062 (2011)<ref>{{cite web|date=14 August 2018|title=West Bengal 2011|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3195-west-bengal-2011/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> <br> 249,408 (2016)<ref>{{cite web|date=16 August 2018|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3469-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2016/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> <br> 287,565 (2021)<ref>{{cite web|date=21 June 2021|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13605-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref><br />
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'''Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency''' ({{lang-bn|মাটিগাড়া-নকশালবাড়ি বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র}}) is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Darjeeling district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The seat is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 25 Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency (SC) covers [[Naxalbari (Community development block)|Naxalbari]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], and Atharakhai, Champasari (excluding villages Sitong Forest, Sivoke Hill Forest and Sivoke Forest), Matigara I, Matigara II, Patharghata [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Matigara (Community development block)|Matigara]] community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 30 June 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref><br />
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Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/><br />
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==Members of Legislative Assembly<ref name=WestBengalResults>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/|title=Election Results - Full Statistical Reports|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>==<br />
{| class="wikitable"ìÍĦĤĠčw<br />
|-<br />
! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]||Matigara-Naxalbari||Sankar Malakar||[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]||Matigara-Naxalbari||Sankar Malakar||[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]||Matigara-Naxalbari||[[Anandamoy Barman]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results<ref name=WestBengalResults/>==<br />
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===2021 Election===<br />
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In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Anandamoy Barman of BJP defeated his nearest rival Rajen Sundas of TMC.<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) constituency}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Anandamoy Barman<br />
|votes = 1,39,785<br />
|percentage = 58.10<br />
|change = Winner<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = Rajen Sundas<br />
|votes = 68,937<br />
|percentage = 28.65<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Sankar Malakar<br />
|votes = 23,060<br />
|percentage = 9.58<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Rakesh Mondal<br />
|votes = 2,046<br />
|percentage = 0.85<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Sudip Mandal<br />
|votes = 1,577 <br />
|percentage = 0.66<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)<br />
|candidate = Harish Chandra Barman<br />
|votes = 1,274<br />
|percentage = 0.53<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the Above<br />
|candidate = None of the Above<br />
|votes = 3,912<br />
|percentage = 1.63<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 70,848<br />
|percentage = 29.45<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 2,40,591<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2016 Election===<br />
<br />
In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Sankar Malakar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Amar Sinha of TMC.<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) constituency}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Sankar Malakar<br />
|votes = 86,441<br />
|percentage = 41.28<br />
|change = Winner<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = Amar Sinha<br />
|votes = 67,814<br />
|percentage = 32.39<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Anandamoy Barman<br />
|votes = 44,625<br />
|percentage = 21.31<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate|<br />
|party = [[Kamtapur People's Party|KPP]]<br />
|candidate = Bidur Barman<br />
|votes = 2,464<br />
|percentage = 1.18<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party <br />
|candidate = Sudip Mandal<br />
|votes = 1,849<br />
|percentage = 0.88<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Goutam Kirtania<br />
|votes = 1,739<br />
|percentage = 0.83<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)<br />
|candidate = Kshitish Chandra Roy<br />
|votes = 1,138<br />
|percentage = 0.54<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the Above<br />
|candidate = None of the Above<br />
|votes = 3,307<br />
|percentage = 1.58<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 18,627<br />
|percentage = 8.90<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 2,09,377<br />
|percentage = 83.95<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2011 Election===<br />
In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Sankar Malakar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Jharen Roy of CPI(M).<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) constituency}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Sankar Malakar<br />
|votes = 74,334<br />
|percentage = 45.19<br />
|change = Winner<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|candidate = Jharen Roy<br />
|votes = 67,501<br />
|percentage = 41.04<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate|<br />
|party = [[Kamtapur Progressive Party]]<br />
|candidate = Atul Chandra Roy<br />
|votes = 11,906<br />
|percentage = 7.24<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Asim Sarkar<br />
|votes = 7,351<br />
|percentage = 4.47<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation<br />
|candidate = Dipu Haldar<br />
|votes = 3,391<br />
|percentage = 2.06<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 6,833<br />
|percentage = 4.16<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,64,483<br />
|percentage = 84.76<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Darjeeling}}<br />
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}<br />
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{{West Bengal elections}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Darjeeling district]]</div>
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