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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India\|Delimitation Commission]], No. 16 Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers [[Maynaguri (Community development block)\|Maynaguri]] [[Community Development Block in India\|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>		As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India\|Delimitation Commission]], No. 16 Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers [[Mainaguri]] municipality and [[Maynaguri (Community development block)\|Maynaguri]] [[Community Development Block in India\|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>

	Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name =delimitation/>		Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name =delimitation/>
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	\|1991\|\|\|\|Nityananda Adhikari\|\|Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web\| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf\|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal \| work= Constituency-wise Data\|publisher= Election Commission \| access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>		\|1991\|\|\|\|Nityananda Adhikari\|\|Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web\| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf\|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal \| work= Constituency-wise Data\|publisher= Election Commission \| access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
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	\|1996\|\|\|\|Bachchamohan ~~roy~~\|\|Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web\| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf \|title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal \| work= Constituency-wise Data\|publisher= Election Commission \| access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>		\|1996\|\|\|\|Bachchamohan Roy\|\|Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web\| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf \|title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal \| work= Constituency-wise Data\|publisher= Election Commission \| access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
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	\|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|2001]]\|\|\|\|Bachchamohan Roy\|\|Revolutionary Socialist Party <ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web\| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf \|title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal \| work= Constituency-wise Data\|publisher= Election Commission \| access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>		\|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election\|2001]]\|\|\|\|Bachchamohan Roy\|\|Revolutionary Socialist Party <ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web\| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf \|title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal \| work= Constituency-wise Data\|publisher= Election Commission \| access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>

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{{Infobox settlement



| name = Maynaguri 
| official_name =
| other_name =
| native_name = 
| settlement_type = Vidhan Sabha constituency 
| total_type = 
| motto =

| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|26|34|N|88|49|E|region:IN-{{IndAbbr|[[West Bengal]]}}|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No]]
| subdivision_name3 = 16
| subdivision_type4 = Type
| subdivision_name4 = Reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| subdivision_name5 = [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)|3 Jalpaiguri (SC)]]
| subdivision_type6 = Electorate (year)
| subdivision_name6 = 198,400 (2011)

| area_code =
| website =
| footnotes =
| leader_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| leader_title = Incumbent
| leader_name = [[Kaushik Roy (politician)|Kaushik Roy]]
}}

'''Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Jalpaiguri 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]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 16 Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers [[Maynaguri (Community development block)|Maynaguri]] [[Community Development Block in India|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>

Maynaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 [[Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name =delimitation/>

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable"ìÍĦĤĠčw
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! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation
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|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]||Maynaguri||Surendranath Roy||[[Indian National Congress]]<ref name=vidhansabha1952>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]||||Jajneswar Roy||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1957>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_WB_1957.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]||||Kamini Mohan Roy||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1962>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_WB_1962.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||||Jajneswar Roy||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1967>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20WB1967.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1969||||Jajneswar Roy||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1969>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1969/StatReport_WB_69.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1971||||Bijoy Krishna Mohanta||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1971>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_WB_71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1972||||Bijoy Krishna Mohanta||Indian National Congress<ref name=vidhansabha1972>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_WB_72.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1977||||Tarak Bandhu Roy||[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]<ref name=vidhansabha1977>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportWestBengal77.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1982||||Tarak Bandhu Roy||Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha1982>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReportWestBengal82.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1987||||Tarak Bandhu Roy||Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha1987>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportWestBengal87.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1991||||Nityananda Adhikari||Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha1991>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-West%20Bengal91.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|1996||||Bachchamohan roy||Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha1996>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-WB96.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]||||Bachchamohan Roy||Revolutionary Socialist Party <ref name=vidhansabha2001>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRept_WB_2001.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]||||Bachchamohan Roy||Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha2006>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_WB_2006.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]||||[[Ananta Deb Adhikari]]||Revolutionary Socialist Party<ref name=vidhansabha2011>{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2011/stat_WB_May2011.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal | work= Constituency-wise Data|publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2014 bye election||||Ananta Deb Adhikari||[[All India Trinamool Congress]]<ref name=vidhansabha2014bye>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/statewiseS25.htm?st=S25 |title = General/Bye election to Vidhan Sabha Trends and Results 2014 | work= Constituency-wise results |publisher=Election Commission | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2016|| || Ananta Deb Adhikari || [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|
|Kaushik Roy
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|}

==Election Results==

===2021 Election===
{{Election box begin | title= [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Maynaguri (SC) constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kaushik Roy
|votes = 115,306
|percentage = 48.84
|change = +34.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Manoj Roy
|votes = 103,395
|percentage = 43.79
|change = -4.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Naresh Chandra Roy
|votes = 5,760
|percentage = 2.44
|change = -28.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 3,095
|percentage = 1.31
|change = -0.76
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[Kamtapur People's Party|KPPU]]
|candidate = Biswanath Roy
|votes = 2,868
|percentage = 1.21
|change = -0.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Uday Shankar Adhikari
|votes = 1,555
|percentage = 0.66
|change = -0.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Ganesh Mandal
|votes = 1,550
|percentage = 0.66
|change = -0.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bilash Sarkar
|votes = 1,079
|percentage = 0.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Shyamal Roy
|votes = 745
|percentage = 0.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Binay Sarkar
|votes = 740
|percentage = 0.31
|change = -0.39
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 236,093
|percentage = 93.92
|change = +4.88
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016 Election===
{{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Maynaguri (SC) constituency}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Ananta Deb Adhikari
|votes = 100,837
|percentage = 47.85
|change = -3.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Chaya Dey (Roy)
|votes = 65,930
|percentage = 31.29
|change = -3.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biswajit Roy
|votes = 30,742
|percentage = 14.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 4,368
|percentage = 2.07
|change = +0.46
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = [[Kamtapur People's Party|KPPU]]
|candidate = Kausik Roy
|votes = 3,856
|percentage = 1.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Amit Kumar Sarkar
|votes = 1,818
|percentage = 0.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Rupeswar Ray
|votes = 1,701
|percentage = 0.81
|change = -0.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Amra Bangalee
|candidate = Binay Sarkar
|votes = 1,476
|percentage = 0.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 210,728
|percentage = 89.04
|change = -9.06
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014 bye election===
In the 2014 by election, Ananta Deb Adhikari of [[All India Trinamool Congress]] defeated Dinabandhu Roy (Palu) of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] by 31,790 votes.<ref name=vidhansabha2014bye/> The former RSP MLA switched over to Trinamool Congress and had to face election again.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/former-left-front-mlas-turn-tmc-candidates/article5894399.ece |title =Former Left Front MLAs turn TMC candidates |publisher= The Hindu, 10 April 2014 | access-date = 18 June 2014}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title= 2014 West Bengal Legislative Assembly bye-election: Maynaguri (SC) constituency}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Ananta Deb Adhikari
|votes = 99,185
|percentage = 51.73
|change = +12.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Dinabandhu Roy (Paltu)
|votes = 67,395
|percentage = 35.15
|change = -13.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Animes Roy
|votes = 10,938
|percentage = 5.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Puranjan Sarker
|votes = 8,488
|percentage = 4.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 3,141
|percentage = 1.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Rashtriya Janadhikar Suraksha Party
|candidate = Mohit Kumar Roy
|votes = 2,242
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Rupeswar Ray
|votes = 2,082
|percentage = 1.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Suresh Chandra Roy
|votes = 1,406
|percentage = 0.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 194,877
|percentage = 98.10
|change = +10.16
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 elections, Ananta Deb Adhikari of RSP defeated his nearest rival Juthika Roy Basunia of Trinamool Congress.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Maynaguri (SC) constituency<ref name=vidhansabha2011/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=16|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Maynaguri| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 1 June 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Ananta Deb Adhikari
|votes = 84,887
|percentage = 48.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Juthika Roy Basunia
|votes = 68,611
|percentage = 39.37
|change = #
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bibhas Chandra Paul
|votes = 6,309
|percentage = 3.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bharani Roy
|votes = 5,100
|percentage = 2.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Dinesh Sinha
|votes = 4,892
|percentage = 2.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Haripada Ray Lashkar
|votes = 2,259
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Santi Kumar Sarkar
|votes = 2,218
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 174,276
|percentage = 87.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small># Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]],<ref name=vidhansabha2006/> 2001<ref name=vidhansabha2001/> and 1996 state assembly elections,<ref name=vidhansabha1996/> Bachchamohan Roy of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] won the Maynaguri assembly seat (SC) defeating his nearest rivals Gokul Kumar Roy of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], Purnaprabha Barman of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] and Manmatha Ray Basunia of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nityananda Adhikary of RSP defeated Manamatha Ray Basunia of Congress in 1991.<ref name=vidhansabha1991/> Tarak Bandhu Roy of RSP defeated Manmatha Ray Basunia of Congress in 1987,<ref name=vidhansabha1987/> Mridulendra Deb Rakshit of [[Indian National Congress (Socialist)|ICS]] in 1982<ref name=vidhansabha1982/> and Bhabendra Nath Roy Hakim of [[Janata Party]] in 1977.<ref name=vidhansabha1977/><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp17.htm | title = 17 - Mainaguri (SC) Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 29 August 2009}}</ref>

===1957–1972===
Bijoy Krishna Mohanta of Congress won in 1972<ref name=vidhansabha1972/> and 1971.<ref name=vidhansabha1971/> Jajneswar Roy of Congress won in 1969<ref name=vidhansabha1969/> and 1967.<ref name=vidhansabha1967/> Kamini Mohan Roy of Congress won in [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]].<ref name=vidhansabha1962/> Janjneswar Roy of Congress won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].<ref name=vidhansabha1957/> In [[1952 West Bengal state assembly election|independent India's first election in 1951]],<ref name=vidhansabha1952/> Surendra Nath Roy of Congress won from Mainaguri. Jajneswar Roy and Mangaldas Bhagat, both of Congress, won from the Central Duars joint seat.

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