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West Bengal · PC 7 · 1996
Malda
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
ABUL BARKAT ATAUL G K CHOUDHURY
INC· INC
INC 48.8%CPM 38.3%11 others 12.9%
Votes
4,17,427
48.8% share
Winning margin
89,822
10.5% of votes
Total votes cast
8,55,664
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABUL BARKAT ATAUL G K CHOUDHURY | INC | 4,17,427 | 48.8% |
| 2 | SAILEN SARKAR | United Front | 3,27,605 | 38.3% |
| 3 | BINAY SARKAR | BJP | 89,255 | 10.4% |
| 4 | BASU SANT KUMAR | IND | 6,657 | 0.8% |
| 5 | AGU NASAR KHAN CHOUDHURY | IND | 3,317 | 0.4% |
| 6 | AMINUL ISLAM | IND | 2,728 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ABDUS SAMAD CHOUDHURY | IND | 2,231 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MD. NEKMUDDIN | IND | 2,024 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BIRENDRA N. BISWAS | IND | 1,329 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ALI SABER | IND | 1,239 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AINAL | IND | 797 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NARESH CH. RISHI | IND | 664 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NIRMAL DAS | IND | 391 | 0.1% |
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
marginal10.5%
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 48.8%CPM 38.3%BJP 10.4%OTH 2.5%
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.