MALDA
Constituency no. 7 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called MALDA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 2004
A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 12
Margin, 2004
1,11,108
13.09% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
CPMPranab Das
- Votes
- 3,01,805
- Vote share
- 35.54%
- Behind by
- 1,11,108
Electors
10,88,411
Total votes polled
8,49,111
Valid votes
8,49,111
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.0%
Full result, 2004
10 candidates · 8,49,111 valid votes
A. B. A. Ghani Khan ChoudhuryINCwon
4,12,913
48.6%
Pranab DasCPM
3,01,805
35.5%
Badsha AlamBJP
86,525
10.2%
Sadhan ChatterjeeIND
18,813
2.2%
Tushar Kanti BesraIND
5,748
0.7%
Majedur RahamanIND
5,496
0.7%
Lawrence HansdaBSP
5,364
0.6%
Parimal MardiIND
5,283
0.6%
Atul Chandra MandalIND
3,794
0.5%
Naresh RishiIND
3,370
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | INC | 4,12,913 | 48.63% | Pranab Das | 1,11,108 |
| 1999 | Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Choudhury | INC | 3,25,833 | 40.22% | Sailen Sarkar | 24,553 |
| 1998 | ABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY | INC | 3,53,117 | 42.42% | JIBAN MAITRA | 49,082 |
| 1996 | ABUL BARKAT ATAUL G K CHOUDHURY | INC | 4,17,427 | 48.78% | SAILEN SARKAR | 89,822 |
| 1991 | ABDUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHARY | INC | 2,91,835 | 41.14% | SAILEN SARKAR | 1,820 |
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 constituency in 2004?
A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (INC) won MALDA in 2004, by a margin of 1,11,108 votes.
Which party has won MALDA the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MALDA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won MALDA the most times?
ABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1998.
