Mal Assembly constituency

Mal Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Mal
Constituency No. 20 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Mal Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
LS constituencyJalpaiguri
Established1952
Total electors255,570
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 20 Mal Assembly constituency covers Mal municipality and Mal community development block,[1]

Mal Assembly constituency is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year
ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951Western DuarsSasadhar KarIndian National Congress[2]
Munda Antoni TopnoIndian National Congress[2]
1957MalMangru BhagatCommunist Party of India[3]
Budhu BhagatIndian National Congress[3]
1962Barendra Krishna BhowmickIndian National Congress[4]
1967Antoni TopnoIndian National Congress[5]
1969Antony TopnoIndian National Congress[6]
1971Antony TopnoIndian National Congress[7]
1972Antony TopnoIndian National Congress[8]
1977Mohanlal OraonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982Mohanlal OraonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Mohanlal OraonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Jagannath OraonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996Jagannath OraonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001Somra LakraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006Somra LakraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011Bulu Chik BaraikCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
2016Bulu Chik BaraikAll 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 % ±%
TMC 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
TMC 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 % ±%
TMC 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
TMC 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[16][17]
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[15] and 2001 state assembly elections,[14] 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[13] and 1991.[12] Mohanlal Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Aao Kalndi of Congress in 1987,[11] Suman Tirkey of Congress in 1982[10] and Antani Topno of Congress in 1977.[9][18]

1957–1972

Antoni Topno of Congress won in 1972,[8] 1971,[7] 1969[6] and 1967.[5] Barendra Krishna Bhowmick of Congress won in 1962.[4] In 1957,[3] 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.[2]

References

  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Mal. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  18. "18 - Mal (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 197. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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