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West Bengal · PC 11 · 2024

Murshidabad

Winner — Lok Sabha 2024

ABU TAHER KHAN
All India Trinamool Congress· All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
AITC 44.3%CPI(M) 33.6%10 others 22.1%
Votes
6,82,442
44.3% share
Winning margin
1,64,215
10.7% of votes
Total votes cast
15,41,754
Candidates
12
Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABU TAHER KHAN
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
6,82,44244.3%
2
MD SALIM
CPI(M)
INDIA bloc
5,18,22733.6%
3
GOURI SANKAR GHOSH
NDA
2,92,03118.9%
NOTA
NOTA
13,2700.9%
5
HABIB SAIKH
AISF
12,3700.8%
6
ASIM RAY
BLRP
5,5340.4%
7
SAHABUDDIN MALLIK
IND
4,1560.3%
8
RAFIKUL ISLAM
IND
4,0650.3%
9
MAHAFUJUL ALAM
3,4260.2%
10
MD TAIEDUL ISLAM
3,2930.2%
11
DHANANJOY SARKAR
IND
1,5390.1%
12
KRISHNA PROSAD BISWAS
IND
1,2060.1%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.7%
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
AITC 44.3%CPI(M) 33.6%BJP 18.9%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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