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West Bengal · PC 9 · 1980
Murshidabad
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
MASUDAL HASSAIN SYED
CPM· Left Front
CPM 50.3%INC(I) 38.4%6 others 11.3%
Votes
2,91,325
50.3% share
Winning margin
68,755
11.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,79,179
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASUDAL HASSAIN SYED | Left Front | 2,91,325 | 50.3% |
| 2 | ABDUS SATTAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,22,570 | 38.4% |
| 3 | ABU RAIHAN BISWAS | SUC | 27,544 | 4.8% |
| 4 | GOPAL GOSH | IND | 10,864 | 1.9% |
| 5 | A.K.M. HASSAN UZZAMAN |  MUL | 10,609 | 1.8% |
| 6 | SYED KAZIM ALI MERZA | Janata / Lok Dal | 8,779 | 1.5% |
| 7 | BARIN RAY | IND | 3,920 | 0.7% |
| 8 | PRINCE SCIENTIST BOSE | IND | 3,568 | 0.6% |
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
lean11.9%
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
CPM 50.3%INC(I) 38.4%OTH 11.3%
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.