Madarihat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Madarihat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: মাদারিহাট বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Madarihat মাদারিহাট
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Madarihat Location in West Bengal Madarihat Madarihat (India)
Coordinates: 26°42′N 89°17′E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Constituency No	14
Type	Reserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency	2 Alipurduars (ST)
Electorate (year)	161141 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 14 Madarihat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) covers Madarihat-Birpara community development block and Binnaguri and Sakoyajhora I gram panchayats of Dhupguri community development block.[1]

Madarihat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1962	Madarihat	A.H. Besterwitch	Revolutionary Socialist Party[2]
1967		D.N.Rai	Indian National Congress[3]
1969		A.H. Besterwitch	Revolutionary Socialist Party[4]
1971		A.H. Besterwitch	Revolutionary Socialist Party[5]
1972		A.H.Besterwich	Revolutionary Sociaist Party[6]
1977		A.H.Besterwich	Revolutionary Sociaist Party[7]
1982		Sushil Kujur	Revolutionary Socialist Party [8]
1987		Sushil Kujur	Revolutionary Socialist Party[9]
1991		Sushil Kujur	Revolutioary Socialist Party [10]
1996		Sushil Kujur	Revolutionary Socialist Party[11]
2001		Kumari Kujur	Revolutionary Socialist Party[12]
2006		Kumari Kujur	Revolutionary Socialist Party[13]
2011		Kumari Kujur	Revolutionary Socialist Party[14]
2016		Manoj Tigga	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2016

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

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Madarihat (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Manoj Tigga	66,989	43.98	+17.98
	AITC	Padam Lama	44,951	29.51	N/A
	RSP	Kumari Kujur	29,885	19.62	-12.31
	JMM	Padam Oraon	3,089	2.02	-14.90
	SUCI(C)	Sudhist Baraik	2,319	1.52	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	5,068	3.32	N/A
Majority			22,308	14.47	+8.54
Turnout			152,301
	BJP gain from RSP		Swing	+15.14

2011

In the 2011 election, Kumari Kujur of RSP defeated his nearest rival Manoj Tigga of BJP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Madarihat (ST) constituency[14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RSP	Kumari Kujur	42,539	31.93	-9.03
	BJP	Manoj Tigga	34,630	26.00	+5.31
	INC	Atul Subba	26,027	19.54	-5.18
	JMM	Jerome Lakra	22,541	16.92
	Independent	Ramesh Oraon	4,923
	Rashtriya Deshaj Party	Samir Beck	2,553
Majority			7,909	5.93
Turnout			133,213	82.67
	RSP hold		Swing

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Jalpaiguri district summary

Party	Seats won	Seat change
Trinamool Congress	3	2
Congress	3	2
GJM-backed Independent	1	0
Revolutionary Socialist Party	3	1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2	3

1977-2006

In 2006[13] and 2001[12] 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,[11] Tuna Toppo of Congress in 1991[10] and 1987,[9] and Jagat Baria of Congress in 1982.[8] A.H. Besterwitch of RSP defeated Dhirendra Narjinary of Congress in 1977.[7][16]

1962–1972

A.H. Besterwitch of RSP won in 1972,[6] 1971[5] and 1969.[4] D.N.Rai of Congress won in 1967.[3] A.H.Besterwich of RSP won in 1962.[2]

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
2. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
3. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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5. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
6. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
7. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
8. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
9. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
10. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
11. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
12. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
13. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
14. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
15. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Madarihat. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
16. "14 - Madarihat (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.