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West Bengal · PC 7 · 1962

Murshidabad

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

SYED BADRUDDUJA
IND
IND 47.0%INC 37.9%2 others 15.1%
Votes
1,02,067
47.0% share
Winning margin
19,836
9.1% of votes
Total votes cast
2,17,103
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SYED BADRUDDUJA
IND
1,02,06747.0%
2
ABDUS SATTAR
INC
82,23137.9%
3
ANANDA GOPAL CHATTOPADHYAYA
22,44310.3%
4
ARUP KUMAR ACHARYYA
IND
10,3624.8%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 0.3% · max 18.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
34th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
36th of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 47.0%INC 37.9%HMS 10.3%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

13 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Pandua

Pandua

Heritage SiteWikidata
Adina Masjid

Adina Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Adina Masjid

Adina Masjid

Adina Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Adina Masjid

Eklakhi Mausoleum

Eklakhi Mausoleum

🏛️MonumentASI

Eklakhi Mausoleum

Eklakhi Mausoleum

Eklakhi Mausoleum

🏛️MonumentASI

Eklakhi Mausoleum

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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