Mal Assembly constituency

Mal
Constituency No. 20 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
LS constituencyJalpaiguri
Established1951
Total electors255,570
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

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

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		 Constituency Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 Western Duars Sasadhar Kar Indian National Congress[2]
Munda Antoni Topno Indian National Congress[2]
1957 Mal Mangru Bhagat Communist Party of India[3]
Budhu Bhagat Indian National Congress[3]
1962 Barendra Krishna Bhowmick Indian National Congress[4]
1967 Antoni Topno Indian National Congress[5]
1969 Antony Topno Indian National Congress[6]
1971 Antony Topno Indian National Congress[7]
1972 Antony Topno Indian National Congress[8]
1977 Mohanlal Oraon Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1982 Mohanlal Oraon Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987 Mohanlal Oraon Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991 Jagannath Oraon Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
1996 Jagannath Oraon Communist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
2001 Somra Lakra Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
2006 Somra Lakra Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15]
2011 Bulu Chik Baraik Communist Party of India (Marxist)[16]
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
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[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. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "18 - Mal (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 197. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.