GEN · West Bengal
Malda
Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Choudhury (INC) won by 49,082 votes (5.9%).
- Electors
- 10,30,986
- Votes polled
- 8,46,069
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 82.1%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1998 national median: 5.9% (median 7.6%). Back to West Bengal · 1998 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 | Abul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan ChoudhuryWinner | INC | 3,53,117 | 42.4% |
| 2 | Jiban Maitra | CPM | 3,04,035 | 36.5% |
| 3 | Muzaffar Khan | BJP | 1,69,260 | 20.3% |
| 4 | Mahendra Nath Hasda | BSP | 4,224 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Mazizur Rahaman | IND | 919 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Akbar Hossain | IND | 914 | 0.1% |
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