Malda Lok Sabha constituency
{{Short description|Former constituency of the Indian parliament in West Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name=Malda
| map_image =
| map_caption =
|established = 1951
|abolished = 2009
|reservation = None
|state = West Bengal
|assembly_cons = As in 2004:
Habibpur (ST)
Araidanga
Malda (SC)
Englishbazar
Manikchak
Suzapur
Kaliachak
|electors =
}}
Malda Lok Sabha constituency was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Malda in West Bengal, which was abolished following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008. This seat was a very strong bastion of the Indian National Congress.
Assembly segments
Malda Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title =Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 2010-10-01 | work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India }}
- Habibpur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 39)
- Araidanga (assembly constituency no. 44)
- Malda (SC) (assembly constituency no. 45)
- Englishbazar (assembly constituency no. 46)
- Manikchak (assembly constituency no. 47)
- Suzapur (assembly constituency no. 48)
- Kaliachak (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 or Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web
| url = http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf
| title = Press Note, Delimitation Commission
| access-date = 2008-10-28
| work = Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal
| publisher =Delimitation Commission
}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Election Year !MLA ! colspan="2" |Party | |
|---|---|
| 1952
| rowspan="1" |Surendra Mohan Ghose | rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | rowspan="4" |Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | rowspan="2" |Renuka Ray |
| 1962 | |
| 1967 | rowspan="1" |Uma Roy |
| 1971 | rowspan="2" |Dinesh Chandra Joarder
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"| |rowspan="2" |Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | |
| 1980
| rowspan="8" |A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | rowspan="9" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | rowspan="9" |Indian National Congress | |
| 1984 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2006^ | rowspan="1" |Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury |
For MPs from the area in subsequent years see Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency and Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency
Election results
=By-election 2006=
A by-election was held in this constituency on 13 September 2006 which was necessitated by the death of sitting MP A B A Ghani Khan Choudhury. In the by-election, Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury of Congress defeated his nearest rival Sailen Sarkar of CPI(M) by 84,391 votes.
{{Election box begin | title=Indian Parliamentary bye election, 2006: Malda constituency{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeOct2006/bye_pc-7malda.htm |title=Bye Election of Parliament Constituency of West Bengal - 7-Malda |date=19 September 2006 |access-date= 22 June 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury
|votes = 437,161
|percentage = 50.67
|change = +1.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Sailen Sarkar
|votes = 353,770
|percentage = 41.00
|change = +5.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biswapriya Roy Chowdhury
|votes = 45,737
|percentage = 5.30
|change = -5.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Atul Chandra Mandal
|votes = 13,875
|percentage = 1.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ataur Rahman
|votes = 12,328
|percentage = 1.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 84,391
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 862,888
|percentage = 77.5%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election 2004=
{{Election box begin | title=2004 Indian general election: Malda }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = A B A Ghani Khan Choudhury
| votes = 412,913
| percentage = 48.80
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| candidate = Pranab Das
| votes = 301,805
| percentage = 35.80
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = Badsha Alam
| votes = 86,525
| percentage = 10.30
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party = Independent
| candidate = Sadhan Chatterjee
| votes = 18,813
| percentage = 2.20
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party = Independent
| candidate = Tushar Kanti Besra
| votes = 5,748
| percentage = 0.70
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Majedur Rahaman
| votes = 5,496
| percentage = 0.70
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Lawrence Hansda
| votes = 5,364
| percentage = 0.60
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Parimal Mardi
| votes = 5,283
| percentage = 0.60
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Atul Chandra Mandal
| votes = 3,794
| percentage = 0.40
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Naresh Rishi
| votes = 3,370
| percentage = 0.40
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 111,108
| percentage = 13.20
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 844,032
| percentage = 77.6%
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General elections 1951-2004=
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Winner | !Runner-up |
|---|
| !Candidate
!Party !Candidate !Party |
| 1951
|Surendra Mohan Ghosh |Amarendra Krishna Bhaduri |
| 1957
|Indian National Congress |S.Rahaman |
| 1962
|Renuka Ray |Indian National Congress |Haji Abdus Sattar |
| 1967
|U.Roy |Indian National Congress |S.K.Misra |
| 1971
|Dinesh Chandra Joarder |Communist Party of India (Marxist) |Uma Roy |
| 1977
|Dinesh Chandra Joardar |Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1980
|A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |Dinesh Chandra Joarder |
| 1984
|A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |Indian National Congress |Dinesh Chandra Joarder |
| 1989
|A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |Indian National Congress |Sunil Sen |
| 1991
|A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |Indian National Congress |
| 1996
|A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |Indian National Congress |Sailen Sarkar |Communist Party of India (Marxist){{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |title = General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }} |
| 1998
|A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |Indian National Congress |Jiban Maitra |
| 1999
|A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |Indian National Congress |Sailen Sarkar |
| 2004
|A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury |Indian National Congress |Pranab Das |Communist Party of India (Marxist){{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf |title = General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }} |
| Bye Polls 2006
|Indian National Congress |
See also
References
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}
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