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, 1998
ABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1998
49,082
5.90% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
CPMJIBAN MAITRA
- Votes
- 3,04,035
- Vote share
- 36.52%
- Behind by
- 49,082
Electors
10,30,986
Total votes polled
8,32,469
Valid votes
8,32,469
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.7%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 8,32,469 valid votes
ABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURYINCwon
3,53,117
42.4%
JIBAN MAITRACPM
3,04,035
36.5%
MUZAFFAR KHANBJP
1,69,260
20.3%
MAHENDRA NATH HASDABSP
4,224
0.5%
MAZIZUR RAHAMANIND
919
0.1%
AKBAR HOSSAININD
914
0.1%
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.
