Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mal Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Mal Mal (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°51′N88°45′E / 26.850°N 88.750°E / 26.850; 88.750 Coordinates: 26°51′N88°45′E / 26.850°N 88.750°E / 26.850; 88.750
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Constituency No	20
Type	Reserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency	3 Jalpaiguri (SC)
Electorate (year)	182,501 (2011) [1] 227,471 (2016) [2] 255,570 (2021) [3]
Government
• MLA	Bulu Chik Baraik ( AITC)

Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 20 Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Mal municipality and Mal community development block, ^[4]

Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). ^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Western Duars	Sasadhar Kar	Indian National Congress [5]
		Munda Antoni Topno	Indian National Congress [5]
1957	Mal	Mangru Bhagat	Communist Party of India [6]
		Budhu Bhagat	Indian National Congress [6]
1962		Barendra Krishna Bhowmick	Indian National Congress [7]
1967		Antoni Topno	Indian National Congress [8]
1969		Antony Topno	Indian National Congress [9]
1971		Antony Topno	Indian National Congress [10]
1972		Antony Topno	Indian National Congress [11]
1977		Mohanlal Oraon	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
1982		Mohanlal Oraon	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
1987		Mohanlal Oraon	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [14]
1991		Jagannath Oraon	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
1996		Jagannath Oraon	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [16]
2001		Somra Lakra	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [17]
2006		Somra Lakra	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [18]
2011		Bulu Chik Baraik	Communist Party of India (Marxist) [19]
2016		Bulu Chik Baraik	All India Trinamool Congress
2021		BULU CHIK BARAIK	All India Trinamool Congress

Election Results

2021

In the 2021 elections, Bulu Chik Baraik of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Mahesh Bagey of BJP.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Mal (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Bulu Chik Baraik	99,086	46.46	+2.18
	BJP	Mahesh Bagey	93,621	43.90	+28.57
	CPI (M)	Manu Oraon	10,929	5.12	-29.53
	NOTA	None of the above	4,699	2.20	-0.03
	SUCI(C)	Gita Oraon	3,008	1.41	+0.08
	Independent	Bablu Majhi	1,912	0.90
Turnout			213,255	88.03	+3.77
	AITC hold		Swing

2016

In the 2016 elections, Bulu Chik Baraik of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Augustus Kerketta of CPI (M).

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Mal (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Bulu Chik Baraik	84,877	44.28
	CPI (M)	Augustus Kerketta	66,415	34.65	-5.04
	BJP	Mahesh Bagey	29,380	15.33	+12.13
	NOTA	None of the above	4,273	2.23
	BSP	Anjali Malo	4,168	2.17	-0.37
	SUCI(C)	Jyotish Minj	2,553	1.33
Turnout			191,666	84.26
	AITC gain from CPI (M)		Swing

2011

In the 2011 elections, Bulu Chik Baraik of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival, Hiramoni Oraon of Congress.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Mal (ST) constituency ^{[19] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI (M)	Bulu Chik Baraik	62,037	39.69	-8.74
	INC	Hiramoni Oraon	57,821	36.99	-8.78#
	JMM	Ganga Beck	21,756	13.92
	Independent	Shibani Oraon	5,724	3.66
	BJP	Baliram Ekka	5,006	3.20
	BSP	Anjali Malo	3,976	2.54
Turnout			156,320	85.75
	CPI (M) hold		Swing	0.04#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006. JMM did not contest the seat in 2006.

1977-2006

In the 2006 ^[18] and 2001 state assembly elections, ^[17] Somra Lakra of CPI(M) won the Mal (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Turi Kol Munda and Shyam Bhagat, both of Congress, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jagannath Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Turi Kule Munda and Shyam Bhagat, both of Congress, in 1996 ^[16] and 1991. ^[15] Mohanlal Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Aao Kalndi of Congress in 1987, ^[14] Suman Tirkey of Congress in 1982 ^[13] and Antani Topno of Congress in 1977. ^{[12] [21]}

1957–1972

Antoni Topno of Congress won in 1972, ^[11] 1971, ^[10] 1969 ^[9] and 1967. ^[8] Barendra Krishna Bhowmick of Congress won in 1962. ^[7] In 1957, ^[6] Mal was a joint seat. Mangru Bhagat of CPI and Budhu Bhagat of Congress, won. In independent India's first election in 1951, Sasadhar Kar and Munda Antoni Topno, both of Congress, won the Western Duars seat. ^[5]

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