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West Bengal · PC 9 · 1977
Murshidabad
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
SYED KAZIM ALI MEERZA
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 40.0%INC 29.8%4 others 30.2%
Votes
1,40,927
40.0% share
Winning margin
36,089
10.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,51,915
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED KAZIM ALI MEERZA | Janata Party | 1,40,927 | 40.0% |
| 2 | AZIZUR RAHMAN | INC | 1,04,838 | 29.8% |
| 3 | MD. SERAJUL ISLAM | IND | 69,697 | 19.8% |
| 4 | SAMSUJJOHA BISWAS | SUC | 28,480 | 8.1% |
| 5 | BARINDRA NATH RAY | IND | 4,596 | 1.3% |
| 6 | A.K. HAZIKUL ALAM | IND | 3,377 | 1.0% |
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 (35th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.7% · max 20.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
35th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
7th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.0%INC 29.8%IND 19.8%SUC 8.1%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.