Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Malda was one of the 543 parliamentary
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 constituencies in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The constituency centres on Malda in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Assembly segments

Malda Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
  • Habibpur (ST)
    Habibpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
    Habibpur is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

     (assembly constituency no. 39)
  • Araidanga
    Araidanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
    Araidanga was an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Kharba and Araidanga cease to exist from 2011.There are two new constituencies in the area – Chanchal and Malatipur Araidanga (Vidhan Sabha...

     (assembly constituency no. 44)
  • Malda (SC)
    Maldaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
    Maldaha is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

     (assembly constituency no. 45)
  • Englishbazar
    English Bazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
    English Bazar is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

     (assembly constituency no. 46)
  • Manikchak
    Manikchak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
    Manikchak is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

     (assembly constituency no. 47)
  • Suzapur
    Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
    Sujapur is an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...

     (assembly constituency no. 48)
  • Kaliachak
    Kaliachak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
    Kaliachak was an assembly constituency in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Kaliachak ceases to exist from 2011...

     (assembly constituency no. 49)


As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Malda parliamentary constituency will cease to exist and current constituent assembly segments will be part of either of the two new ones: Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Maldaha Uttar is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in Malda district in West Bengal...

 or Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)
Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)
Maldaha Dakshin is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in Malda district in West Bengal...

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1951-1971

The winners are shown below.
Year Winner Party
1951 Surendra Mohan Ghose Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

1957 Renuka Ray Congress
1962 Renuka Ray Congress
1967 U.Roy Congress
1971 Dinesh Chandra Joarder CPI(M)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...


1977-2004

Year Winner Runner-up
Candidate Party Candidate Party
1977 Dinesh Chandra Joardar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the current Finance Minister of India and leader of the current Lok Sabha.Mukherjee is a senior member of the Cabinet Committees on Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs, Prices, Security, Unique Identification Authority of India,...

Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

1980 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury , full name Abu Barkat Ataur Ghani Khan Choudhury, known as Barkatda to his supporters, was a prominent politician of Indian state of West Bengal and a senior leader of Indian National Congress party.A Muslim by faith, he was first elected as an MLA to the West Bengal...

Indian National Congress (I) Dinesh Chandra Joarder Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1984 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress Dinesh Chandra Joarder Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1989 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress Sunil Sen Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress Sailen Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1996 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress Sailen Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1998 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress Jiban Maitra Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1999 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress Sailen Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2004 A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury Indian National Congress Pranab Das Communist Party of India (Marxist)

See also

  • Malda
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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