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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | INCA. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | CPMPranab Das | 1,11,108 | 13.09% | 10 | 78.0% |
| 1999 | INCAbul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Choudhury | CPMSailen Sarkar | 24,553 | 3.03% | 12 | 77.4% |
| 1998 | INCABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY | CPMJIBAN MAITRA | 49,082 | 5.90% | 6 | 80.7% |
| 1996 | INCABUL BARKAT ATAUL G K CHOUDHURY | CPMSAILEN SARKAR | 89,822 | 10.50% | 13 | 84.5% |
| 1991 | INCABDUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHARY | CPMSAILEN SARKAR | 1,820 | 0.26% | 5 | 76.9% |
| 1989 | INCABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY | CPMSUNIL SEN | 29,897 | 4.13% | 5 | 80.5% |
| 1984 | INCABU BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY | CPMDINESH JOARDAR | 46,626 | 7.94% | 8 | 81.9% |
| 1980 | INC(I)ABDUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHAWDHURY | CPMDINESH CHANDRA JOARDER | 12,759 | 2.60% | 2 | 73.7% |
| 1977 | CPMDINESH CHANDRA JOARDAR | INCPRANAB KUMAR MUKHERJEE | 29,708 | 8.28% | 5 | 65.3% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMDINESH CHANDRAJOARDER | INCUMA ROY | 33,766 | 10.33% | 4 | 66.3% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCU. ROY | INDS. K. MISRA | 27,749 | 9.40% | 5 | 65.2% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCRENUKA RAY | INDHAJI ABDUS SATTAR | 35,821 | 15.46% | 3 | 49.9% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
