GEN · West Bengal
Malda
Dinesh Chandrajoarder (CPM) won by 33,766 votes (10.3%).
- Electors
- 4,92,836
- Votes polled
- 3,40,623
- Valid votes
- 3,26,850
- Turnout
- 69.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 10.3% (median 21.5%). Back to West Bengal · 1971 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 | Dinesh ChandrajoarderWinner | CPM | 1,37,071 | 41.9% |
| 2 | Uma Roy | INC | 1,03,305 | 31.6% |
| 3 | Azimuddin Sarker | NCO | 53,289 | 16.3% |
| 4 | Seikh Siddique | CPI | 33,185 | 10.2% |
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