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, 1991
ABDUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHARY
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1991
1,820
0.26% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPMSAILEN SARKAR
- Votes
- 2,90,015
- Vote share
- 40.89%
- Behind by
- 1,820
Electors
9,22,467
Total votes polled
7,09,307
Valid votes
7,09,307
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.9%
Full result, 1991
5 candidates · 7,09,307 valid votes
ABDUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHARYINCwon
2,91,835
41.1%
SAILEN SARKARCPM
2,90,015
40.9%
BINAY BHUSAN SARKARBJP
1,17,382
16.6%
BIRENDRA NATH VISWASBSP
7,733
1.1%
MD. SOLAIMANMUL
2,342
0.3%
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.
