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West Bengal · PC 11 · 2009

Murshidabad

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

ABDUL MANNAN HOSSAIN
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 47.2%CPM 43.8%9 others 9.0%
Votes
4,96,348
47.2% share
Winning margin
35,647
3.4% of votes
Total votes cast
10,51,383
Candidates
11
Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL MANNAN HOSSAIN
UPA (UPA)
4,96,34847.2%
2
ANISUR RAHAMAN SARKAR
Left Front
4,60,70143.8%
3
NIRMAL KUMAR SAHA
NDA
42,2904.0%
4
SANTWANA HALDER (SAHA)
IND
11,9911.1%
5
KHADIJA BANU
IND
9,0900.9%
6
DR.SUKUMAR GHOSH
IND
8,2040.8%
7
CHITTA RANJAN MONDAL
7,9130.8%
8
ALAM MEHDI
IND
5,8970.6%
9
JAFORULLA MOLLA
AUDF
5,6300.5%
10
CHANDAN KR. MONDAL
IND
1,9700.2%
11
MD. SAHAZAMAL
1,3490.1%

Average turnout (17th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.1% · max 28.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
17th of 42

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 42

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
21st of 42

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%CPM 43.8%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

A 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%

Figures are for Murshidabad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

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?

36 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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