Maldaha Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Gopal Chandra Saha
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Gopal Chandra Saha
votes
1,23,656
Margin
50,128(22.7%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Gopal Chandra Saha✓ WinnerBJP1,23,65656%
- 2Lipika Barman GhoshAITC73,52833.3%
- 3Bhupendra Nath Halder (Arjun)INCDeposit lost12,9775.88%
- 4Dipak BarmanCPIDeposit lost2,3321.06%
- 5NOTA2,2011%
- 6Nitai MandalINDDeposit lost1,9550.89%
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- 7Santanu RoyINDDeposit lost1,4640.66%
- 8Haridas KarmakarBSPDeposit lost8520.39%
- 9Sumitra SarkarINDDeposit lost6590.3%
- 10Matindra Nath RajbanshiINDDeposit lost4590.21%
- 11Kalyan RajbanshiAam Janata Unnayan PartyDeposit lost2950.13%
- 12Basudeb SarkarSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost2190.1%
- 13Surajit HalderKamatapur People's Party (united)Deposit lost2000.09%
Deposit lost: 10 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,31,841
- Votes cast
- 2,20,898
- Turnout
- 95.28%
- Polling stations
- 270
incl. service voters
incl. 1,975 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women96%
1,09,743 of 1,14,355 voted on EVMs
Men92.9%
1,09,176 of 1,17,481 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 5; 4 voted.
- Candidates12 (2 women)
- Lost deposit10
- NOTA2,201
- Valid votes2,18,596
Women candidates: Lipika Barman Ghosh, Sumitra Sarkar
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Maldaha?
Gopal Chandra Saha (BJP) won Maldaha in the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 with 1,23,656 votes.
What was the winning margin in Maldaha?
Gopal Chandra Saha defeated Lipika Barman Ghosh (AITC) by 50,128 votes.
What was the turnout in Maldaha in 2026?
95.28% — 2,20,898 of 2,31,841 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 96%, men's 92.9%.
How many voters does Maldaha have?
2,31,841 electors at the 2026 election — 1,17,481 men, 1,14,355 women, 5 third gender (service voters included), and 270 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Maldaha?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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