Matigara-Naxalbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Matigara-Naxalbari
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Matigara-Naxalbari Show map of West Bengal Matigara-Naxalbari Show map of India Location in West Bengal
Coordinates: 26°43′N 88°23′E / 26.717°N 88.383°E / 26.717; 88.383Coordinates: 26°43′N 88°23′E / 26.717°N 88.383°E / 26.717; 88.383
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Constituency No	25
Type	Reserved for SC
Lok Sabha constituency	4 Darjeeling
Electoral system	First past the post

Matigara-Naxalbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Bengali: মাটিগাড়া-নক্সলবাড়ি বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 25 Matigara-Naxalbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Naxalbari community development block, and Atharakhai, Champasari (excluding villages Sitong Forest, Sivoke Hill Forest and Sivoke Forest), Matigara I, Matigara II, Patharghata gram panchayats of Matigara community development block.

Matigara-Naxalbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).

In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016, Sankar Malakar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Amar Sinha of TMC.

In the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011, Sankar Malakar of Congress defeated his nearest rival Jharen Roy of CPI(M).

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