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: 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.
Members of Parliament Election YearMLAParty1952 Surendra Mohan GhoseIndian National Congress1957Renuka Ray19621967Uma Roy1971Dinesh Chandra JoarderCommunist Party of India (Marxist)19771980 A. B. A. Ghani Khan ChoudhuryIndian National Congress19841989199119961998199920042006^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.
General election 2004
General Election, 1999
General Election, 1998
General Election, 1996
General Election, 1991
General Election, 1989
General Election, 1984
General Election, 1980
General Election, 1977
General Election, 1971
General Election, 1967
General Election, 1962
General Election, 1957
General Election, 1951
See also Malda List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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