GEN · West Bengal
Malda
Renuka Ray (INC) won by 37,266 votes (17.8%).
- Electors
- 4,09,274
- Votes polled
- 2,09,203
- Valid votes
- 2,09,203
- Turnout
- 51.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 17.8% (median 11.1%). Back to West Bengal · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 13.1%(+10.1%)
- Turnout
- 77.5%(-0.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 84.2%
Winning margin over time · Malda
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renuka RayWinner | INC | 97,217 | 46.5% |
| 2 | S. Rahaman | IND | 59,951 | 28.7% |
| 3 | Hariprasanna Misra | HMS | 23,184 | 11.1% |
| 4 | Dwijendra Nath Singha | IND | 20,520 | 9.8% |
| 5 | Debendra Nath Jha | IND | 8,331 | 4.0% |
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