Malda (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1951-2009 |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| State | West Bengal |
| Assembly Constituencies | As in 2004: Habibpur (ST) Araidanga Malda (SC) Englishbazar Manikchak Suzapur Kaliachak |
Malda (Lok Sabha constituency) (spelling as spelled by Election Commission of India} was one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centred on Malda in West Bengal. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Malda (Lok Sabha constituency) ceased to exist from 2009 and two new ones came into being: Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency) and Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency).
Malda Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
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).
For MPs from the area in subsequent years see Maldaha Uttar (Lok Sabha constituency) and Maldaha Dakshin (Lok Sabha constituency)
A by-election was held in this constituency in 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.
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
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