Maynaguri is an assembly constituency in

Jalpaiguri district Jalpaiguri district () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj. The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of Ja ...

in the

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. It is reserved for scheduled castes.

Overview

As per orders of the

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, No. 16 Maynaguri Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mainaguri municipality and Maynaguri

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, Maynaguri Assembly constituency is part of No. 3

Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) Jalpaiguri is one of the 543 Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 3 Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency are in Jalpaiguri district, one assembly ...

(SC).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Results

2021

2016 Election

2014 bye election

In the 2014 by election, Ananta Deb Adhikari of

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defeated Dinabandhu Roy (Palu) of Revolutionary Socialist Party by 31,790 votes. The former RSP MLA switched over to Trinamool Congress and had to face election again.

2011

In the 2011 elections, Ananta Deb Adhikari of RSP defeated his nearest rival Juthika Roy Basunia of Trinamool Congress. # Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.

1977-2006

In the

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, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Bachchamohan Roy of RSP won the Maynaguri assembly seat (SC) defeating his nearest rivals Gokul Kumar Roy of BJP, Purnaprabha Barman of

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and Manmatha Ray Basunia of

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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. Tarak Bandhu Roy of RSP defeated Manmatha Ray Basunia of Congress in 1987, Mridulendra Deb Rakshit of ICS in 1982 and Bhabendra Nath Roy Hakim of

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in 1977.

1957–1972

Bijoy Krishna Mohanta of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Jajneswar Roy of Congress won in 1969 and 1967. Kamini Mohan Roy of Congress won in

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. Janjneswar Roy of Congress won in

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. In independent India's first election in 1951, Surendra Nath Roy of Congress won from Mainaguri. Jajneswar Roy and Mangaldas Bhagat, both of Congress, won from the Central Duars joint seat.

References

{{West Bengal elections Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Politics of Jalpaiguri district Constituencies established in 1951 1951 establishments in West Bengal