Maldaha is assembly constituency number 50 in West Bengal, in Maldah district, and one of the segments of the Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Gopal Chandra Saha of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 56.0% of the vote, 50,128 votes ahead of Lipika Barman Ghosh (AITC).
- 01Gopal Chandra SahaBJP1,23,65656.00%
- 02Lipika Barman GhoshTMC73,52833.30%
- 03Bhupendra Nath Halder (arjun)INC12,9775.88%
- 04Dipak BarmanCPI2,3321.06%
- 05Nitai MandalIndependent1,9550.89%
- 7 other candidates · 4,148 votesNOTA · 2,201 (1.00%)
Margin 50,128 votes · 22.70% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,20,797 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopal Chandra SahaMale · 49 yrs · SC | BJP | 1,23,656 | 56.00% |
| 2 | Lipika Barman GhoshFemale · 37 yrs · SC | TMC | 73,528 | 33.30% |
| 3 | Bhupendra Nath Halder (arjun)Male · 59 yrs · SC | INC | 12,977 | 5.88% |
| 4 | Dipak BarmanMale · 48 yrs · SC | CPI | 2,332 | 1.06% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,201 | 1.00% |
| 5 | Nitai MandalMale · 54 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,955 | 0.89% |
| 6 | Santanu RoyMale · 30 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,464 | 0.66% |
| 7 | Haridas KarmakarMale · 58 yrs · SC | BSP | 852 | 0.39% |
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| 8 | Sumitra SarkarFemale · 32 yrs · SC | Independent | 659 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Matindra Nath RajbanshiMale · 50 yrs · SC | Independent | 459 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Kalyan RajbanshiMale · 35 yrs · SC | AJUP | 295 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Basudeb SarkarMale · 48 yrs · SC | SUCI | 219 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Surajit HalderMale · 35 yrs · SC | KPPU | 200 | 0.09% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Maldaha result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopal Chandra Saha | BJP | 93,398 | 45.23% |
| 2 | Ujjwal Kumar Chowdhury | TMC | 77,942 | 37.75% |
| 3 | Bhupendra Nath Halder (arjun) | INC | 26,563 | 12.86% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,818 | 1.36% |
| 4 | Sujit Kumar Moulik | Independent | 2,128 | 1.03% |
| 5 | Santosh Kumar Sarkar | BMUP | 1,469 | 0.71% |
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| 6 | Mukul Sarkar | BSP | 1,240 | 0.60% |
| 7 | Mirana Sarkar | Independent | 931 | 0.45% |
Maldaha result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhupendra Nath Halder | INC | 88,243 | 48.36% |
| 2 | Dulal Sarkar (babla) | TMC | 54,934 | 30.10% |
| 3 | Gopal Chandra Saha | BJP | 29,111 | 15.95% |
| 4 | Swapan Sarkar | JDP | 2,703 | 1.48% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,204 | 1.21% |
| 5 | Pappu Chandra Barman | BMUP | 1,967 | 1.08% |
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| 6 | Madhumoy Sarkar | Independent | 1,944 | 1.07% |
| 7 | Anirban Sarkar | BSP | 1,378 | 0.76% |
Maldaha result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhupendra Nath Halder (arjun) | INC | 68,155 | 46.55% |
| 2 | Rahul Ranjan Das | CPI(M) | 57,400 | 39.21% |
| 3 | Kusum Roy | BJP | 13,180 | 9.00% |
| 4 | Niren Rajbanshi | Independent | 3,066 | 2.09% |
| 5 | Debashis Sarkar | Independent | 2,352 | 1.61% |
| 6 | Haridas Karmakar | BSP | 2,256 | 1.54% |
Maldaha outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Maldah district
- Habibpur
- Gazole
- Chanchal
- Harischandrapur
- Malatipur
- Ratua
- Manikchak
- English Bazar
- Mothabari
- Sujapur
- Baisnabnagar
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Maldaha is one of the assembly segments of Maldaha Uttar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Maldaha Uttar candidates.
- Khagen MurmuBJP1,12,469 54.5%
- Prasun BanerjeeTMC49,040 23.8%
- Alam MostaqueINC37,229 18.0%
- Jatish KiskuIndependent1,396 0.7%
- Monatan HembramIndependent1,103 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 63,429 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Maldaha.
Who won the Maldaha assembly seat in 2026?
Gopal Chandra Saha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Maldaha in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,23,656 votes, which was 56.00% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Maldaha?
The margin was 50,128 votes (22.70% of valid votes). The runner-up was Lipika Barman Ghosh of the All India Trinamool Congress with 73,528 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Maldaha in 2026?
Turnout was 95.28%: 2,20,898 of 2,31,841 registered electors voted, across 270 polling stations. That is 11.2 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Maldaha part of?
Maldaha is an assembly segment of the Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Khagen Murmu got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Maldaha a reserved constituency?
Yes. Maldaha is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Maldaha?
The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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