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Assembly constituency 25 · West Bengal · SC

Matigara-Naxalbari is assembly constituency number 25 in West Bengal, in Darjiling district, and one of the segments of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Anandamay Barman of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 66.5% of the vote, 1,04,265 votes ahead of Shankar Malakar (AITC).

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Matigara-Naxalbari · 2026AC 25
  1. 01
    Anandamay Barman
    BJP
    1,66,905
    66.50%
  2. 02
    Shankar Malakar
    TMC
    62,640
    24.96%
  3. 03
    Jharen Roy
    CPI(M)
    8,585
    3.42%
  4. 04
    Amitava Sarkar
    INC
    5,498
    2.19%
  5. 05
    Nimesh Sundas
    Independent
    1,559
    0.62%
  6. 4 other candidates · 3,987 votesNOTA · 1,811 (0.72%)

Margin 1,04,265 votes · 41.54% of valid votes

2,70,154
Registered electors
2026 election
92.9%
Turnout
+9.2 pts vs 2021
1,04,265
Victory margin
41.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,50,985 valid votes, NOTA included.

Matigara-Naxalbari 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anandamay BarmanMale · 43 yrs · SCBJP1,66,905
66.50%
2Shankar MalakarMale · 71 yrs · SCTMC62,640
24.96%
3Jharen RoyMale · 64 yrs · SCCPI(M)8,585
3.42%
4Amitava SarkarMale · 56 yrs · SCINC5,498
2.19%
—NOTANOTA1,811
0.72%
5Nimesh SundasMale · 66 yrs · SCIndependent1,559
0.62%
6Pappu RoyMale · 38 yrs · SCIndependent1,510
0.60%
7Laxmi DasFemale · 45 yrs · SCSUCI983
0.39%
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8Bikash MandalMale · 25 yrs · SCIndependent980
0.39%
9Krishna Pada SinhaMale · 56 yrs · SCIndependent514
0.20%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 66.5%TMC 25.0%CPI(M) 3.4%INC 2.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Anandamay BarmanBJP · 66.5% · margin 1,04,265Turnout92.9%
2021Anandamay BarmanBJP · 58.1% · margin 70,848Turnout83.7%
2016Sankar MalakarINC · 41.3% · margin 18,627Turnout84.0%
2011Sankar MalakarINC · 45.2% · margin 6,833Turnout84.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Matigara-Naxalbari result 2021

Matigara-Naxalbari 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anandamay BarmanBJP1,39,785
58.10%
2Rajen SundasTMC68,937
28.65%
3Sankar MalakarINC23,060
9.58%
—NOTANOTA3,912
1.63%
4Rakesh MondalIndependent2,046
0.85%
5Sudip MandalBSP1,577
0.66%
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6Harish Chandra BarmanSUCI1,274
0.53%

Matigara-Naxalbari result 2016

Matigara-Naxalbari 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sankar MalakarINC86,441
41.28%
2Amar SinhaTMC67,814
32.39%
3Anandamoy BarmanBJP44,625
21.31%
—NOTANOTA3,307
1.58%
4Bidur BarmanKPPU2,464
1.18%
5Sudip MandalBSP1,849
0.88%
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6Goutam KirtaniaIndependent1,739
0.83%
7Kshitish Chandra RoySUCI1,138
0.54%

Matigara-Naxalbari result 2011

Matigara-Naxalbari 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sankar MalakarINC74,334
45.19%
2Jharen RoyCPI(M)67,501
41.04%
3Sri Atul Chandra RoyKPP11,906
7.24%
4Asim SarkarBJP7,351
4.47%
5Dipu HaldarIndependent3,391
2.06%
Map

Matigara-Naxalbari outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Darjiling district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Matigara-Naxalbari is one of the assembly segments of Darjeeling. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Darjeeling candidates.

  • Raju BistaBJP1,54,140 62.5%
  • Gopal LamaTMC70,185 28.5%
  • Munish TamangINC15,190 6.2%
  • Bishnu Prasad SharmaIndependent1,363 0.6%
  • Bandana RaiIndependent845 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 83,955 EVM votes.

Open Darjeeling Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Matigara-Naxalbari.

Who won the Matigara-Naxalbari assembly seat in 2026?

Anandamay Barman of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Matigara-Naxalbari in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,66,905 votes, which was 66.50% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Matigara-Naxalbari?

The margin was 1,04,265 votes (41.54% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shankar Malakar of the All India Trinamool Congress with 62,640 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Matigara-Naxalbari in 2026?

Turnout was 92.94%: 2,51,083 of 2,70,154 registered electors voted, across 352 polling stations. That is 9.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Matigara-Naxalbari part of?

Matigara-Naxalbari is an assembly segment of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Raju Bista got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Matigara-Naxalbari a reserved constituency?

Yes. Matigara-Naxalbari is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Matigara-Naxalbari?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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