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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1962
Murshidabad
Winner — 1962
BIRENDRA NARAYAN RAY
IND
IND 50.7%INC 32.3%3 others 17.0%
Votes
19,144
50.7% share
Winning margin
6,961
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
51.3%
of 73,648
Murshidabad is a safe seat — BIRENDRA NARAYAN RAY won by 18.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA NARAYAN RAY | IND | 19,144 | 50.7% |
| 2 | DURGAPADA SINHA | INC | 12,183 | 32.3% |
| 3 | SYED NAWAB JANY MEERZA | IND | 4,742 | 12.6% |
| 4 | JATINDRA NATH DATTA | IND | 975 | 2.6% |
| 5 | NAIMUDDIN MANDAL | IND | 722 | 1.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (133rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 1.7% · max 58.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
133rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
189th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 50.7%INC 32.3%IND 12.6%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.