| Mathabhanga (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 2 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Interactive Map Outlining Mathabhanga (SC) Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar (SC) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Sushil Barman |
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (8 times) (44.5%)
- Indian National Congress (6 times) (33.3%)
- All India Trinamool Congress (2 times) (11.1%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times) (11.1%)
Mathabhanga (SC) Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 2 Mathabhanga Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mathabhanga municipality, Mathabhanga II community development block, and Hazrahat I, Hazrahat II and Pachagarh gram panchayats of Mathabhanga I community development block.1
Mathabhanga Assembly constituency is part of No. 1. Cooch Behar (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).1
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Sarada Prasad Pramanick | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Mahendra Nath Dakua | ||
| 1967 | Dinesh Chandra Dakua | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969 | Birendranath Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Dinesh Chandra Dakua | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Ananta Roy | ||
| 2011 | Binay Krishna Barman | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Sushil Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | Nisith Pramanik | ||
Election results
2026
In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Nisith Pramanik of BJP defeated Dr. Sablu Barman of TMC by 57090 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nisith Pramanik | 143,340 | 59.27 |  6.4
| |
| AITC | Dr. Sablu Barman | 86,250 | 35.66 |  5.01
| |
| CPI(M) | Khagen Chandra Barman | 4,030 | 1.67 | 1.93
| |
| IND | Dr. Harekrishna Sarkar | 1,168 | 0.48 | 
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| INC | Kshitendra Nath Barman | 1,118 | 0.46 |
| |
| BSP | Mritunjoy Biswas | 1,097 | 0.45 |
| |
| IND | Mihir Sarkar | 883 | 0.37 |
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| KPP(U) | Premananda Barman | 755 | 0.31 | 0.29
| |
| IND | Provakar Roy | 684 | 0.28 |
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| IND | Haradhan Roy | 465 | 0.19 | 0.35
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| SUCI(C) | Bikash Barman | 337 | 0.14 | 1.3
| |
| IND | Kangsa Raj Barman | 325 | 0.13 |
| |
| IND | Goutam Barman | 288 | 0.12 |
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| AMB | Subodh Barman | 192 | 0.08 | 0.15
| |
| NOTA | Nota | 913 | 0.38 | 0.29
| |
| Majority | 57,090 | 23.61 | 11.41
| ||
| Turnout | 241,845 | 97.07 | 10.71
| ||
| Registered electors | 249,135 | 0.45
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 5.7 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sushil Barman | 113,249 | 52.87 | ||
| AITC | Girindra Nath Barman | 87,115 | 40.67 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ashok Barman | 7,718 | 3.6 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,443 | 0.67 | ||
| Majority | 26,134 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 214,203 | 86.36 | |||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Binay Krishna Barman | 96,383 | 48.1 | 1.74
| |
| CPI(M) | Khagen Chandra Barman | 64,465 | 32.17 | 11.13
| |
| BJP | Sushil Barman | 31,258 | 15.6 | 8.89
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,980 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 31,918 | 15.93 | 12.77
| ||
| Turnout | 200,385 | 87.27 | 0.49
| ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 election, Binay Krishna Barman of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Ananta Roy of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Binay Krishna Barman | 78,249 | 46.94 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ananta Roy | 72,925 | 43.74 | ||
| BJP | Sushil Barman | 11,308 | 6.78 | ||
| Independent | Mantu Barman | 2,919 | |||
| BSP | Tilak Chand Barman | 1,954 | |||
| Independent | Hare Krishan Sarkar | 1,079 | |||
| Majority | 5,324 | 3.19 | |||
| Turnout | 166,710 | 85.97 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
.# Trinamool Congress did not contest the seat in 2006.
2006
In the 2006 state assembly elections,6 Ananta Roy of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the Mathabhanga seat defeating Hem Chandra Barman of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dinesh Chandra Dakua of CPI(M) won the seat six times in a row from 1977 to 2001, and also in 1967. He defeated Binoy Krishna Barman of the Trinamool Congress in 2001,7 Jatindranath Barman of the Indian National Congress in 1996,8 Prasenjit Barman of Congress in 1991,9 Jatindranath Barman of Congress in 1987,10 Hitendra Nath Pramanik of Congress on 198211 and Pratap Singha in 1977.1213
1972
Birendranath Roy of Congress won in 1972,14 197115 and 1969.16 Dinesh Chandra Dakua of CPI(M) won in 1967.17 Mahendra Nath Dakua of Congress won in 1962.18 Sarada Prasad Pramanick of Congress won in 195719 and in independent India's first election in 1951.20
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