MAL
Assembly seat no. 20 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
BULU CHIK BARAIK
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2021
5,465
2.56% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
BJPMAHESH BAGEY
- Votes
- 93,621
- Vote share
- 43.90%
- Behind by
- 5,465
Electors
2,56,162
Total votes polled
2,13,255
Valid votes
2,13,255
NOTA votes
4,699
2.20% of votes polled
Turnout
83.3%
Full result, 2021
5 candidates · 2,13,255 valid votes
BULU CHIK BARAIKAITCwon
99,086
46.5%
MAHESH BAGEYBJP
93,621
43.9%
MANU ORAONCPM
10,929
5.1%
GITA ORAONSUCI
3,008
1.4%
BABLU MAJHIIND
1,912
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sukra Munda | BJP | 1,12,095 | 49.94% | Bulu Chik Baraik | 15,492 |
| 2021 | BULU CHIK BARAIK | AITC | 99,086 | 46.46% | MAHESH BAGEY | 5,465 |
| 2016 | BULU CHIK BARAIK | AITC | 84,877 | 44.28% | AUGUSTUS KERKETTA | 18,462 |
| 2011 | BULU CHIK BARAIK | CPM | 62,037 | 39.69% | HIRAMAN ORAON | 4,216 |
| 2006 | SOMRA LAKRA | CPM | 56,564 | 48.43% | TURI KOL MUNDA | 9,956 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above