Sankar Malakar (born 1954 or 1955) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a former member of the

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from Matigara-Naxalbari Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in Darjeeling district.

Early life and education

Malakar is from

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, Darjeeling district, West Bengal. He is the son of late Rajendra Malakar. He studied BA under open schooling system at

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from 2017.

Career

Malakar first became an MLA winning the

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 Ap ...

from Matigara Naxalbari Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress. He polled 74,334 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Jharen Roy of the

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, by a margin of 6,833 votes. He retained the seat for the Congress winning the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election where he polled 86,441 votes and defeated his closest opponent, Amar Sinha of the

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, by a margin of 18,627 votes. He lost the

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finishing third behind winner, Anandamoy Barman of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rajen Sundas of the TMC, who finished second. In 2019, he also contested and lost from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency, which was won by

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of the BJP.He was elected as the President of Darjeeling District Congress Committee.He joined

in 4th June 2025

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malakar, Sankar 1955 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from West Bengal People from Darjeeling district West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016 West Bengal MLAs 2016–2021 Indira Gandhi National Open University alumni