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, 1999
Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Choudhury
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 12
Margin, 1999
24,553
3.03% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
CPMSailen Sarkar
- Votes
- 3,01,280
- Vote share
- 37.19%
- Behind by
- 24,553
Electors
10,47,279
Total votes polled
8,10,196
Valid votes
8,10,196
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.4%
Full result, 1999
12 candidates · 8,10,196 valid votes
Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan ChoudhuryINCwon
3,25,833
40.2%
Sailen SarkarCPM
3,01,280
37.2%
Muzaffar KhanBJP
1,72,575
21.3%
Budhrai KiskuJMM
2,928
0.4%
Biswanath GuhaIND
1,981
0.2%
Ataur RahamanIND
1,228
0.1%
Nani Gopal SarkarIND
1,027
0.1%
Md. NekmuddinMUL
872
0.1%
Aanjur IslamIND
790
0.1%
Helarious MardiIND
630
0.1%
Dr. Libias MondalIND
630
0.1%
Ahejuddin KhanJD(S)
422
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.
