# Maynaguri Assembly constituency

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 | Surendra Nath Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Jaineswar Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Kamini Mohan Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Jaineswar Roy | Bangla Congress |
| 1969 | Jaineswar Roy | Bangla Congress |
| 1971 | Bijoy Krishna Mohanta | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Bijoy Krishna Mohanta | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Tarak Bandhu Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1982 | Tarak Bandhu Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1987 | Tarak Bandhu Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1991 | Nityananda Adhikari | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1996 | Bachchamohan Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2001 | Bachchamohan Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2006 | Bachchamohan Roy | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2011 | Ananta Deb Adhikari | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2014 - By Election | Ananta Deb Adhikari | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | Ananta Deb Adhikari | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Kaushik Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Maynaguri :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 236,093 | 93.92 | +4.88 |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### 2016 Election

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Maynaguri (SC) constituency :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 210,728 | 89.04 | −9.06 |
| | AITC hold | 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.
2014 West Bengal Legislative Assembly bye-election: Maynaguri (SC) constituency :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 194,877 | 98.10 | +10.16 |
| | AITC gain from RSP | 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.
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Maynaguri (SC) constituency :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 174,276 | 87.84 |
| | RSP hold | 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.