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Madarihat Assembly constituency

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Madarihat

| type= SLA

| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Madarihat.map}}

| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Madarihat Assembly Constituency

| map_alt =

| mla = Jay Prakash Toppo

| party = All India Trinamool Congress

| alliance =

| latest_election_year = 2024

| state = West Bengal

| district = Alipurduar

| loksabha_cons = Alipurduars

| constituency_no = 14

| established = 1962

| electors = 212,651

| reservation = ST

| abolished =

}}

Madarihat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 14 Madarihat Assembly constituency (ST) covers Madarihat-Birpara community development block and Binnaguri and Sakoyajhora I gram panchayats of Dhupguri community development block.{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 21 June 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission}}

Madarihat Assembly constituency (ST) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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! style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Election
Year

! style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Name of M.L.A.

! style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" Colspan=2| Party Affiliation

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| style="color:#0645AD;" | 1962

| style="color:#0645AD;" | A.H. Besterwitch

| style="background-color:#ff4a4a;" |

| style="color:#0645AD;" | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

style="background-color:#F8F9FA;"

| style="color:#0645AD;" | 1967

| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | D. N. Rai

| style="background-color:#00bfff;" |

| style="color:#0645AD;" | Indian National Congress

style="background-color:#F8F9FA;"

| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | 1969

| rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | A.H. Besterwitch

| rowspan="11" style="background-color:#ff4a4a;" |

| rowspan="11" style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1971
style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1972
style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1977
style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1982

| rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | Sushil Kujur

style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1987
style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1991
style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | 1996
style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#0645AD;" | 2001

| rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#202122;" | Kumari Kujur

style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#0645AD;" | 2006
style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#0645AD;" | 2011
style="background-color:#F8F9FA;"

| style="color:#0645AD;" | 2016

| rowspan="2" style="color:#0645AD;" | Manoj Tigga

| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#ff9933;" |

| rowspan="2" style="color:#0645AD;" | Bharatiya Janata Party

style="background-color:#F8F9FA; color:#0645AD;" | 2021

Election results

=2024 by-election=

{{Election box begin| title=2024 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Madarihat{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=West Bengal bypolls: Trinamool Congress sweeps bypolls in six Assembly seats |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-bypolls-trinamool-congress-dominates-retains-4-seats-wrests-one-from-bjp/article68901894.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123144039/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/west-bengal-bypolls-trinamool-congress-dominates-retains-4-seats-wrests-one-from-bjp/article68901894.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=Jay Prakash Toppo|votes=79,186|percentage=54.05|change={{increase}}17.49}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Rahul Lohar|votes=51,018|percentage=34.83|change={{decrease}}19.52}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Budhiman Lama (Tamang)|votes=5,061|percentage=3.45|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Padam Oraon|votes=3,412|percentage=2.33|change={{decrease}}1.91}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bikash Champramary|party=Indian National Congress|votes=3,023|percentage=2.06|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=None of the Above|votes=2,856|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box majority|votes=28,168|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=144,556|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Trinamool Congress

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2021=

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Manoj Tigga of BJP defeated his nearest rival Rajesh Lakra of TMC.

{{Election box begin | title= 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Madarihat}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Manoj Tigga

|votes = 90,718

|percentage = 54.35

|change = Winner

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Rajesh Lakra

|votes = 61,033

|percentage = 36.56

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

|candidate = Subhas Lohar

|votes = 7,072

|percentage = 4.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Uttam Barua

|votes = 1,696

|percentage = 1.02

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Tribal Party

|candidate = Vivek Pradeep Tete

|votes = 1,540

|percentage = 0.92

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National People's Party (India)

|candidate = Panchu Oraon

|votes = 1,272

|percentage = 0.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)

|candidate = Sudhist Baraik

|votes = 967

|percentage = 0.58

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = NOTA

|candidate = None of the Above

|votes = 2,622

|percentage = 1.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 29,685

|percentage = 17.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,66,920

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link |

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2016=

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Manoj Tigga of BJP defeated his nearest rival Padam Lama of TMC.

{{Election box begin | title= 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Madarihat (ST) constituency}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Manoj Tigga

|votes = 66,989

|percentage = 43.98

|change = Winner

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Padam Lama

|votes = 44,951

|percentage = 29.51

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

|candidate = Kumari Kujur

|votes = 29,885

|percentage = 19.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

|candidate = Padam Oraon

|votes = 3,089

|percentage = 2.03

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)

|candidate = Sudhist Baraik

|votes = 2,319

|percentage = 1.52

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the Above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 5,068

|percentage = 3.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 22,038

|percentage = 14.47

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,52,301

|percentage = 79.45

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2011=

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Kumari Kujur of RSP defeated her nearest rival Manoj Tigga of BJP.

{{Election box begin | title= 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Madarihat (ST) constituency}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

|candidate = Kumari Kujur

|votes = 42,539

|percentage = 31.93

|change = Winner

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Manoj Tigga

|votes = 34,630

|percentage = 26.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Atul Subba

|votes = 26,027

|percentage = 19.54

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

|candidate = Jerome Lakra

|votes = 22,541

|percentage = 16.92

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Ramesh Oraon

|votes = 4,923

|percentage = 3.70

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Rashtriya Deshaj Party

|candidate = Samir Beck

|votes = 2,553

|percentage = 1.92

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,909

|percentage = 5.93

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,33,213

|percentage = 82.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link |

|winner = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1977-2006=

In 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Kumari Kujur of RSP won the 14 Madarihat assembly seat (ST) defeating her nearest rivals Atul Suba of Congress and Narendra Nath Karjee of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sushil Kujur of RSP defeated Pushpa Rani Lily Kindo of Congress in 1996, Tuna Toppo of Congress in 1991 and 1987, and Jagat Baria of Congress in 1982. A.H. Besterwitch of RSP defeated Dhirendra Narjinary of Congress in 1977.

=1962–1972=

A.H. Besterwitch of RSP won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. D.N.Rai of Congress won in 1967. A.H.Besterwich of RSP won in 1962.

References

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Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal

Category:Politics of Alipurduar district

Category:Constituencies established in 1962

Category:1962 establishments in West Bengal