Maynaguri is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 16 Maynaguri Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mainaguri municipality and Maynaguri community development block,
Maynaguri Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election Year |
Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Surendranath Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Jajneswar Roy | ||
| 1962 | Kamini Mohan Roy | ||
| 1967 | Jajneswar Roy | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | Bijoy Krishna Mohanta | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Tarak Bandhu Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Nityananda Adhikari | ||
| 1996 | Bachchamohan Roy | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Ananta Deb Adhikari | ||
| 2014 by-election | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Kaushik Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kaushik Roy | 115,306 | 48.84 | +34.25 | |
| AITC | Manoj Roy | 103,395 | 43.79 | -4.06 | |
| RSP | Naresh Chandra Roy | 5,760 | 2.44 | -28.85 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,095 | 1.31 | -0.76 | |
| KPPU | Biswanath Roy | 2,868 | 1.21 | -0.62 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Uday Shankar Adhikari | 1,555 | 0.66 | -0.15 | |
| BSP | Ganesh Mandal | 1,550 | 0.66 | -0.20 | |
| Independent | Bilash Sarkar | 1,079 | 0.46 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Shyamal Roy | 745 | 0.32 | ||
| AMB | Binay Sarkar | 740 | 0.31 | -0.39 | |
| Turnout | 236,093 | 93.92 | +4.88 | ||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2016 Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ananta Deb Adhikari | 100,837 | 47.85 | -3.88 | |
| RSP | Chaya Dey (Roy) | 65,930 | 31.29 | -3.86 | |
| BJP | Biswajit Roy | 30,742 | 14.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,368 | 2.07 | +0.46 | |
| KPPU | Kausik Roy | 3,856 | 1.83 | ||
| BSP | Amit Kumar Sarkar | 1,818 | 0.86 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Rupeswar Ray | 1,701 | 0.81 | -0.28 | |
| AMB | Binay Sarkar | 1,476 | 0.70 | ||
| Turnout | 210,728 | 89.04 | -9.06 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2014 bye election
In the 2014 by election, Ananta Deb Adhikari of All India Trinamool Congress 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Ananta Deb Adhikari | 99,185 | 51.73 | +12.36 | |
| RSP | Dinabandhu Roy (Paltu) | 67,395 | 35.15 | -13.56 | |
| Independent | Animes Roy | 10,938 | 5.90 | ||
| INC | Puranjan Sarker | 8,488 | 4.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,141 | 1.61 | ||
| Rashtriya Janadhikar Suraksha Party | Mohit Kumar Roy | 2,242 | 1.17 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Rupeswar Ray | 2,082 | 1.09 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Suresh Chandra Roy | 1,406 | 0.73 | ||
| Turnout | 194,877 | 98.10 | +10.16 | ||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 elections, Ananta Deb Adhikari of RSP defeated his nearest rival Juthika Roy Basunia of Trinamool Congress.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Ananta Deb Adhikari | 84,887 | 48.71 | ||
| AITC | Juthika Roy Basunia | 68,611 | 39.37 | # | |
| BJP | Bibhas Chandra Paul | 6,309 | 3.62 | ||
| Independent | Bharani Roy | 5,100 | 2.93 | ||
| Independent | Dinesh Sinha | 4,892 | 2.81 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Haripada Ray Lashkar | 2,259 | |||
| BSP | Santi Kumar Sarkar | 2,218 | |||
| Turnout | 174,276 | 87.84 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
# Trinamool Congress did not contest this seat in 2006.
1977-2006
In the 2006, 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 Trinamool Congress and Manmatha Ray Basunia of Congress 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 Janata Party 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 1962. Janjneswar Roy of Congress won in 1957. 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.