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West Bengal · PC 9 · 1996
Murshidabad
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MASUDAL HOSSAIN SYED
CPM· United Front
CPM 46.5%INC 42.7%8 others 10.8%
Votes
4,52,273
46.5% share
Winning margin
37,185
3.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,72,543
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASUDAL HOSSAIN SYED | United Front | 4,52,273 | 46.5% |
| 2 | ANARUL HOSSAIN KHAN | INC | 4,15,088 | 42.7% |
| 3 | AMULYA MONDOL | BJP | 60,339 | 6.2% |
| 4 | ABDUS SALAM | IND | 23,734 | 2.4% |
| 5 | SARKAR GOPINATH | IND | 8,559 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ANSARI MOHAMMAD ALI | PBRML | 5,153 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SAKTA ROY | IND | 3,118 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ABBAS ALI |  MULUnited Front | 2,363 | 0.2% |
| 9 | NARENDRA NATH BISWAS | AMB | 1,379 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JOYNAL ABEDIN | IND | 537 | 0.1% |
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
lean3.8%
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 46.5%INC 42.7%BJP 6.2%OTH 4.6%
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.