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Template:Infobox Indian constituency Mal is a West Bengal Legislative 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

Year Member Party
1951 Sasadhar Kar Template:Full party name with color
Munda Antoni Topno
1957 Mangru Bhagat Template:Full party name with color
Budhu Bhagat Template:Full party name with color
1962 Barendra Krishna Bhowmick
1967 Antony Topno
1969
1971
1972
1977 Mohanlal Oraon Template:Full party name with color
1982
1987
1991 Jagannath Oraon
1996
2001 Somra Lakra
2006
2011 Bulu Chik Baraik
2016 Template:Full party name with color
2021

Election results

2026

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2021

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

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2016

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

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2011

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

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1977-2006

In the 2006[2] and 2001 state assembly elections,[3] 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[4] and 1991.[5] Mohanlal Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Aao Kalndi of Congress in 1987,[6] Suman Tirkey of Congress in 1982[7] and Antani Topno of Congress in 1977.[8][9]

1957–1972

Antoni Topno of Congress won in 1972,[10] 1971,[11] 1969[12] and 1967.[13] Barendra Krishna Bhowmick of Congress won in 1962.[14] In 1957,[15] 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.[16]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Delimitation Commission Order No. 18. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. 18 - Mal (ST) Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  10. General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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