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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CPMSUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | INCBHUPENDRA NATH HALDER (ARJUN) | 11,336 | 7.31% | 6 | 84.3% |
| 2001 | CPMSUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | AITCPHANIBHUSAN ROY | 10,468 | 7.79% | 3 | 77.6% |
| 1996 | INCPHANI BHUSAN ROY | CPMSUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | 6,539 | 4.71% | 5 | 84.1% |
| 1991 | CPMSUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | INCPHANI BHUSHAN RAY | 3,109 | 2.69% | 4 | 79.0% |
| 1987 | CPMSUBHENDU CHOWDHURY | INCPHANI BHUSAN ROY | 15,773 | 17.20% | 4 | 77.9% |
| 1982 | INCPHANI BHUSAN ROY | CPMSUBHENDUN KUMAR CHOUDHRY | 1,365 | 1.77% | 4 | 79.2% |
| 1977 | CPMSUBHENDU CHOUDHURY | JNPBALARAM SAHA | 6,714 | 17.81% | 10 | 55.5% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCMOHAMADGOFURUR RAHAMAN | CPMMOHAMMAD ILIAS | 11,134 | 25.47% | 2 | 60.7% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCMAHAMMAD GAFURUR RAHAMAN | CPMMOHAMMAD FLIAS | 5,426 | 12.31% | 6 | 62.1% |
| 19691966 boundaries | INCMD. GAFURUR RAHAMAN | BACRANOJIT KUMAR AGRAWALA | 7,059 | 16.74% | 3 | 63.0% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCM.S.MIA | SWAN.CHOUDHURY | 10,530 | 26.67% | 5 | 58.9% |
| 19621961 boundaries | CPIDHARANIDHAR SARKAR | INCNIKUNJA BEHARI GUPTA | 7,621 | 22.69% | 5 | 43.8% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
