MALDAHA
Assembly seat no. 50 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2021
Gopal Chandra Saha
BJP
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2021
15,456
7.49% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCUjjwal Kumar Chowdhury
- Votes
- 77,942
- Vote share
- 37.75%
- Behind by
- 15,456
Electors
2,48,303
Total votes polled
2,06,489
Valid votes
2,06,489
NOTA votes
2,818
1.36% of votes polled
Turnout
83.2%
Full result, 2021
7 candidates · 2,06,489 valid votes
Gopal Chandra SahaBJPwon
93,398
45.2%
Ujjwal Kumar ChowdhuryAITC
77,942
37.8%
Bhupendra Nath Halder (Arjun)INC
26,563
12.9%
Sujit Kumar MoulikIND
2,128
1.0%
Santosh Kumar SarkarBAHUJANMUKTIPARTY
1,469
0.7%
Mukul SarkarBSP
1,240
0.6%
Mirana SarkarIND
931
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gopal Chandra Saha | BJP | 1,23,656 | 56.00% | Lipika Barman Ghosh | 50,128 |
| 2021 | Gopal Chandra Saha | BJP | 93,398 | 45.23% | Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury | 15,456 |
| 2016 | BHUPENDRA NATH HALDER | INC | 88,243 | 48.36% | DULAL SARKAR (BABLA) | 33,309 |
| 2011 | BHUPENDRA NATH HALDER (ARJUN) | INC | 68,155 | 46.55% | RAHUL RANJAN DAS | 10,755 |
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 MALDAHA assembly constituency in 2026?
Gopal Chandra Saha (BJP) won MALDAHA in 2026, by a margin of 50,128 votes.
Which party has won MALDAHA the most times?
BJP, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has MALDAHA gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won MALDAHA the most times?
Gopal Chandra Saha, with 2 wins between 2021 and 2026.
