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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Maldaha
Winner — 2026
GOPAL CHANDRA SAHA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.0%AITC 33.3%11 others 10.7%
Votes
1,23,656
56.0% share
Winning margin
50,128
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
95.3%
of 2,31,841
Maldaha is a safe seat — GOPAL CHANDRA SAHA won by 22.7%.
Seat history
2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL CHANDRA SAHA | BJP (NDA) | 1,23,656 | 56.0% |
| 2 | LIPIKA BARMAN GHOSH |  AITC | 73,528 | 33.3% |
| 3 | BHUPENDRA NATH HALDER (ARJUN) | 12,977 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | DIPAK BARMAN | 2,332 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,201 | 1.0% |
| 6 | NITAI MANDAL | IND | 1,955 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SANTANU ROY | IND | 1,464 | 0.7% |
| 8 | HARIDAS KARMAKAR | 852 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | SUMITRA SARKAR | IND | 659 | 0.3% |
| 10 | MATINDRA NATH RAJBANSHI | IND | 459 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KALYAN RAJBANSHI | AJUP | 295 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BASUDEB SARKAR | 219 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | SURAJIT HALDER | KPPU | 200 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.2% · max 43.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
82nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
67th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.0%AITC 33.3%INC 5.9%OTH 3.8%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.52 Cr
A 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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