Country India District Jalpaiguri Type Reserved for ST | State West Bengal Constituency No 20 Lok Sabha constituency 3 Jalpaiguri (SC) | |
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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.
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 20 Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Mal municipality and Mal community development block,
Mal (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
2011
In the 2011 elections, Bulu Chik Baraik of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Hiramoni Oraon of Congress.
.# 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 and 2001 state assembly elections, 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 and 1991. Mohanlal Oraon of CPI(M) defeated Aao Kalndi of Congress in 1987, Suman Tirkey of Congress in 1982 and Antani Topno of Congress in 1977.
1957–1972
Antoni Topno of Congress won in 1972, 1971, 1969 and 1967. Barendra Krishna Bhowmick of Congress won in 1962. In 1957, 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.