Maynaguri (SC) Assembly constituency 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 Year Name Party 1951 Surendra Nath Roy 1957 Jaineswar Roy 1962 Kamini Mohan Roy 1967 Jaineswar Roy 1969 1971 Bijoy Krishna Mohanta 1972 1977 Tarak Bandhu Roy 1982 1987 1991 Nityananda Adhikari 1996 Bachchamohan Roy 2001 2006 2011Ananta Deb Adhikari 2014^ 2016 2021 Kaushik Roy 2026 Dalim Chandra Roy
^ by-election
Election results 2026 In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Dalim Chandra Roy of BJP defeated his nearest rival Rammohan Ray of TMC by 56,503 votes.
2021
2016
2014 bypoll 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.
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.
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.
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.
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