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West Bengal · PC 7 · 1989
Malda
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
ABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY
INC· INC
INC 48.2%CPM 44.1%3 others 7.8%
Votes
3,49,138
48.2% share
Winning margin
29,897
4.1% of votes
Total votes cast
7,24,632
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHOUDHURY | INC | 3,49,138 | 48.2% |
| 2 | SUNIL SEN | National Front | 3,19,241 | 44.1% |
| 3 | BENAY BHUSAN SARKAR | BJP | 45,303 | 6.3% |
| 4 | MD. SAIDUL ISLAM |  MUL | 7,660 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SAMSUDDIN BISWAS | IND | 3,290 | 0.5% |
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
marginal4.1%
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 48.2%CPM 44.1%BJP 6.3%OTH 1.5%
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.