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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 280 · 1967
Murarai
Winner — 1967
B . AHAMAD
IND
IND 41.4%INC 39.2%2 others 19.4%
Votes
14,944
41.4% share
Winning margin
774
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.7%
of 61,582
A closely fought contest. B . AHAMAD won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B . AHAMAD | IND | 14,944 | 41.4% |
| 2 | M . HOSSAIN | INC | 14,170 | 39.2% |
| 3 | S . K . CHATTOPADHYAY | IND | 6,759 | 18.7% |
| 4 | N . H . A . ALAM | BAC | 248 | 0.7% |
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.
Low turnout (262nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.1% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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262nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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21st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 41.4%INC 39.2%IND 18.7%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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