Maldaha

Demographic profile

There were a total of 238835 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Maldaha Assembly constituency, of whom 120888 were male, 117942 female and 5 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 245487 registered voters, of whom 123589 were male, 121895 female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 211279 registered voters, of whom 108615 were male, 102660 were female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 169549 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 88712 were male, 80839 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 474 in 2021, 226 in 2016, and 139 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 976, in 2021 it was 986, 945 in 2016, and 911 in 2011.

Poll dates

Maldaha Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 8 on Thursday, April 29, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Sunday, April 17, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Monday, April 14, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Maldaha Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Malda district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Maldaha 2. Old Maldaha (M) 3. Narhatta GP of CDB English Bazar 4. Aiho, Rishipur and Sreerampur GPs of CDB Habibpur

This constituency covers an approximate area of 230 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Maldaha is: 25°02'45.6"N 88°07'59.2"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 83.16%, while it was 86.41% in 2016, and 86.39% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Gopal Chandra Saha of BJP won in this constituency beating Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury of TMC by a margin of 15456 votes which was 7.59% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Bhupendra Nath Halder of INC was the winner in this seat beating Dulal Sarkar (Babla) of TMC by a margin of 33309 votes which was 18.25% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Bhupendra Nath Halder (Arjun) of INC won this seat defeating Rahul Ranjan Das of CPIM by a margin of 10755 votes which was 7.35% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Gopal Chandra Saha of BJP had a vote share of 45.86% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Bhupendra Nath Halder of INC got a vote share of 48.36% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Bhupendra Nath Halder (Arjun) of INC got a vote share of 46.55% in Maldaha.