Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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.

Mal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mal
Location in West Bengal
Mal
Mal (India)
Coordinates: 26°51′N 88°45′E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJalpaiguri
Constituency No20
TypeReserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency3 Jalpaiguri (SC)
Electorate (year)182,297 (2011)

Overview

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

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

Members of 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 OraonCommunsit 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

2016 Election
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Mal (ST) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Bulu Chik Baraik
CPI (M) Augustus Kerketta
BJP Mahesh Baghe
JMM
Turnout

Election results

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.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Jalpaiguri district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 3 2
Congress 3 2
GJM-backed Independent 1 0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 3 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 3

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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