Maldaha (earlier spelt as Malda) is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Malda district

Malda district

Malda district is a district of West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km north of Kolkata, the state capital. Mango and silk are notable products of this district. The special variety of mango produced in this region, popularly known by the name of the district, is exported across the world and...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of 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...

. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Extent

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission of India

Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...

, No. 50 Maldaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) covers Old Maldaha

Old Maldah

Old Maldah is a municipality in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Old Maldah had a population of 62,944. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Old Maldah has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:...

 municipality, Maldaha

Old Malda (Community development block)

Old Malda is an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Maldah police station serves this block...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

, Narhatta gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 of English Bazar

English Bazar (Community development block)

English Bazar is an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. English Bazar police station serves this block...

 community development block, and Aiho, Rishipur and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Habibpur

Habibpur, Malda (Community development block)

Habibpur is an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Habibpur police station serves this block...

 community development block.

Maldaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 7 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...

. It was earlier part of Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)

Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)

Malda was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Malda in West Bengal.-Assembly segments:Malda Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:...

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2011

In the 2011 election , Bhupendranath Halder of Congress defeated his nearest rival Rahul Ranjan Das of CPI(M).
.# Swing based on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

1977–2006

In 2006

West Bengal state assembly election, 2006

The West Bengal state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in five phases. The election took place in the following manner — for 45 assembly constituency s occurred on April 17, 2006; 66 ACs on April 22, 77 ACs on April 27, 57 ACs...

 and 2001 state assembly elections, Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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 won the Malda (SC) assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Bhupendra Nath Halder of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 and Phani Bhusan Roy of Trinamool Congress

All India Trinamool Congress

The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition...

 respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Phani Bhusan Roy of Congress defeated Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) in 1996. Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Phani Bhusan Roy of Congress in 1991 and 1987. Phani Bhusan Roy of Congress defeated Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) in 1982. Subhendu Chowdhury of CPI(M) defeated Phani Bhusan Roy of Congress in 1977.

1951–1972

Mahammad Gafurur Rahaman of Congress won in 1972, 1971 and 1969. S.Mia of Congress won in 1967. Dharanidhar Sarkar of CPI

Communist Party of India

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 won in 1962

West Bengal state assembly election, 1962

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1962 was a part of a series of state assembly elections in 1962.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. Malda was a joint seat in 1957 and 1951. Nikunja Behari Gupta and Matla Murmu, both of Congress, won in 1957

West Bengal state assembly election, 1957

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.-Alliances:On the political left two alliances had emered; the United Left Election Committee and the United Left Front...

. Nikunja Behari Gupta of Congress and Raipada Das, Independent, won in independent India’s first election in 1951

West Bengal state assembly election, 1952

The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952, part of a series of state assembly elections in 1952.-Alliances:On the political left, two alliances had emered the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front The West Bengal state assembly election of 1952,...

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