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West Bengal · PC 7 · 1984
Malda
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
ABU BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY
INC· INC
INC 51.9%CPM 44.0%6 others 4.1%
Votes
3,04,963
51.9% share
Winning margin
46,626
7.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,87,355
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABU BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY | INC | 3,04,963 | 51.9% |
| 2 | DINESH JOARDAR | Left Front | 2,58,337 | 44.0% |
| 3 | TUSHAR KANTI GHOSH | BJP | 10,572 | 1.8% |
| 4 | BISWA NATH GUHA | IND | 5,794 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PRABODH KUMAR DAS | IND | 3,311 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SAIDUL |  MUL | 2,039 | 0.3% |
| 7 | NARAYAN KUMAR AGARWAL | IND | 1,410 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BIJOY SARKAR | IND | 929 | 0.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 0.3% · max 18.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
34th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
36th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.9%CPM 44.0%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.