MALDA
Assembly seat no. 45 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MALDA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 2006
SUBHENDU CHOWDHURY
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2006
11,336
7.31% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCBHUPENDRA NATH HALDER (ARJUN)
- Votes
- 52,318
- Vote share
- 33.74%
- Behind by
- 11,336
Electors
1,84,002
Total votes polled
1,55,046
Valid votes
1,55,046
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.3%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 1,55,046 valid votes
SUBHENDU CHOWDHURYCPMwon
63,654
41.0%
BHUPENDRA NATH HALDER (ARJUN)INC
52,318
33.7%
DULAL SARKARAITC
30,053
19.4%
DWIJEN BARMANIND
3,147
2.0%
AMAL BARMANBSP
3,061
2.0%
TAPESH SARKARIND
2,813
1.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | CPM | 63,654 | 41.05% | BHUPENDRA NATH HALDER (ARJUN) | 11,336 |
| 2001 | SUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | CPM | 59,910 | 44.57% | PHANIBHUSAN ROY | 10,468 |
| 1996 | PHANI BHUSAN ROY | INC | 62,040 | 44.68% | SUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | 6,539 |
| 1991 | SUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | CPM | 46,131 | 39.89% | PHANI BHUSHAN RAY | 3,109 |
| 1987 | SUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | CPM | 53,477 | 58.31% | PHANI BHUSAN ROY | 15,773 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MALDA assembly constituency in 2006?
SUBHENDU CHOWDHURY (CPM) won MALDA in 2006, by a margin of 11,336 votes.
Which party has won MALDA the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MALDA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2006.
Who has won MALDA the most times?
SUBHENDU CHOWDHURY, with 4 wins between 1987 and 2006.
