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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1957
Murshidabad
Winner — 1957
DURGAPADA SINHA
INC· INC
INC 49.4%IND 46.4%1 others 4.2%
Votes
17,034
49.4% share
Winning margin
1,036
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.2%
of 67,333
A closely fought contest. DURGAPADA SINHA won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGAPADA SINHA | 17,034 | 49.4% | |
| 2 | BIRENDRA NARAYAN ROY | IND | 15,998 | 46.4% |
| 3 | ISHA | IND | 1,461 | 4.2% |
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.
High turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 1.0% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
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18th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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289th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%IND 46.4%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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