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, 1996
PHANI BHUSAN ROY
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1996
6,539
4.71% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMSUBHENDU CHOWDHURY
- Votes
- 55,501
- Vote share
- 39.97%
- Behind by
- 6,539
Electors
1,65,051
Total votes polled
1,38,862
Valid votes
1,38,862
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.1%
Full result, 1996
5 candidates · 1,38,862 valid votes
PHANI BHUSAN ROYINCwon
62,040
44.7%
SUBHENDU CHOWDHURYCPM
55,501
40.0%
DHIRENDRA CHOUDHURYBJP
20,005
14.4%
DINESH SARKARIND
1,185
0.8%
JANAPRIYA SAHAIND
131
0.1%
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.
