Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Malda

Abdul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Chawdhury (INC(I)) won by 12,759 votes (2.6%).

Electors
6,66,219
Votes polled
5,03,253
Valid votes
Turnout
75.5%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 2.6% (median 16.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1980 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

1952195719621967197119771980198419891991199619981999200429%

Candidates

Candidates · Malda 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Abdul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan ChawdhuryWinnerINC(I)2,51,95251.3%
2Dinesh Chandra JoarderCPM2,39,19348.7%

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