Malda District

West Bengal

Malda district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at English Bazar. It covers 3,733 sq km and had a population of 39,88,845 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,068 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 12 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
English Bazar
Area
3,733 sq km
Population
39.89 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,068 /km²
Literacy Rate
61.73%
Sex Ratio
944
per 1,000 males
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Malda District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Malda district.

Total Population
39.89 Lakh
Male Population
20.52 Lakh
Female Population
19.37 Lakh
Rural Population
34.21 Lakh
Urban Population
5.68 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
8.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
2.98 Lakh
Literacy Rate
61.73%
Population Density
1,068 /km²
Sex Ratio
944
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 66.24%Female literacy 56.96%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Malda district.

2
Tehsils
15
Blocks
146
Nyay Panchayats
146
Gram Panchayats
1,780
Villages
Headquarters
English Bazar
Languages
Bengali, English, Urdu, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
25° N, 88.14° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Malda

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Maldaha Dakshin

Constituency No. 8 · General
Primary
Isha Khan Choudhury
Isha Khan Choudhury
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Habibpur
  • Gazole
  • Chanchal
  • Harischandrapur
  • Malatipur
  • Ratua
  • Manikchak
  • Maldaha
  • English Bazar
  • Mothabari
  • Sujapur
  • Baisnabnagar
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Malda

(12)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Habibpur
No. 43 · Maldaha Dakshin
JM
Joyel Murmu
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Gazole
No. 44 · Maldaha Dakshin
CB
Chinmoy Deb Barman
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Chanchal
No. 45 · Maldaha Dakshin
NG
Nihar Ranjan Ghosh
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Harischandrapur
No. 46 · Maldaha Dakshin
TH
Tajmul Hossain
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Malatipur
No. 47 · Maldaha Dakshin
AB
Abdur Rahim Boxi
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Ratua
No. 48 · Maldaha Dakshin
SM
Samar Mukherjee
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Manikchak
No. 49 · Maldaha Dakshin
SM
Savitri Mitra
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Maldaha
No. 50 · Maldaha Dakshin
GS
Gopal Chandra Saha
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
English Bazar
No. 51 · Maldaha Dakshin
SC
Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Mothabari
No. 52 · Maldaha Dakshin
SY
Sabina Yeasmin
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Sujapur
No. 53 · Maldaha Dakshin
MG
Md. Abdul Ghani
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Baisnabnagar
No. 54 · Maldaha Dakshin
CS
Chandana Sarkar
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Malda

(13)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Malda district.

  • Isha Khan Choudhury
    Isha Khan Choudhury
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Maldaha Dakshin · No. 8
  • JM
    Joyel Murmu
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Habibpur · No. 43
  • CB
    Chinmoy Deb Barman
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Gazole · No. 44
  • NG
    Nihar Ranjan Ghosh
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Chanchal · No. 45
  • TH
    Tajmul Hossain
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Harischandrapur · No. 46
  • AB
    Abdur Rahim Boxi
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Malatipur · No. 47
  • SM
    Samar Mukherjee
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Ratua · No. 48
  • SM
    Savitri Mitra
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Manikchak · No. 49
  • GS
    Gopal Chandra Saha
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Maldaha · No. 50
  • SC
    Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    English Bazar · No. 51
  • SY
    Sabina Yeasmin
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Mothabari · No. 52
  • MG
    Md. Abdul Ghani
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Sujapur · No. 53
  • CS
    Chandana Sarkar
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Baisnabnagar · No. 54

Election History

Lok Sabha

Maldaha Dakshin · No. 8

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCIsha Khan Choudhury
    Votes 5,72,180Vote share 41.39%Margin 1,28,368
    1. 1. Isha Khan Choudhury · INC5,72,180 (41.39%)
    2. 2. Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury · BJP4,43,812 (32.1%)
    3. 3. Shanewaz Ali Raihan · AITC3,51,200 (25.4%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCAbu Hasem Khan Choudhury
    Votes 4,44,321Vote share 34.73%Margin 8,222
    1. 1. Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury · INC4,44,321 (34.73%)
    2. 2. Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury · BJP4,36,099 (34.09%)
    3. 3. Moazzem Hossain · AITC3,51,353 (27.46%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaINCAbu Hasem Khan Choudhury
    Votes 3,80,291Vote share 34.81%Margin 1,64,111
    1. 1. Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury · INC3,80,291 (34.81%)
    2. 2. Bishwanath Ghosh · CPI(M)2,16,180 (19.79%)
    3. 3. Bishnu Pada Roy · BJP2,12,000 (19.41%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
Malda
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 8
12 Assembly
No. 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54

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Malda District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
English Bazar
Area
3,733 sq km
Population
39.89 Lakh
Population density
1,068 per km²
Sex ratio
944 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
61.73%
Languages
Bengali, English, Urdu, Hindi
Tehsils
2
Blocks
15
Gram panchayats
146
Villages
1,780
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
12
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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