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, 1996
ABUL BARKAT ATAUL G K CHOUDHURY
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1996
89,822
10.50% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMSAILEN SARKAR
- Votes
- 3,27,605
- Vote share
- 38.29%
- Behind by
- 89,822
Electors
10,13,006
Total votes polled
8,55,664
Valid votes
8,55,664
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.5%
Full result, 1996
13 candidates · 8,55,664 valid votes
ABUL BARKAT ATAUL G K CHOUDHURYINCwon
4,17,427
48.8%
SAILEN SARKARCPM
3,27,605
38.3%
BINAY SARKARBJP
89,255
10.4%
BASU SANT KUMARIND
6,657
0.8%
AGU NASAR KHAN CHOUDHURYIND
3,317
0.4%
AMINUL ISLAMIND
2,728
0.3%
ABDUS SAMAD CHOUDHURYIND
2,231
0.3%
MD. NEKMUDDININD
2,024
0.2%
BIRENDRA N. BISWASIND
1,329
0.2%
ALI SABERIND
1,239
0.1%
AINALIND
797
0.1%
NARESH CH. RISHIIND
664
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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.
