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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1971
Murshidabad
Winner — 1971
MOHAMMAD IDRIS ALI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 29.3%CPM 27.1%4 others 43.6%
Votes
10,553
29.3% share
Winning margin
788
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.5%
of 77,532
A closely fought contest. MOHAMMAD IDRIS ALI won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD IDRIS ALI | Congress (R) | 10,553 | 29.3% |
| 2 | JARJIS HOSSAIN SARKAR | Left | 9,765 | 27.1% |
| 3 | MD. ADILUZZAMAN SAHEB | IND | 6,868 | 19.1% |
| 4 | DHIRENDRA CHANDRA TALUKNAR | Grand Alliance | 4,576 | 12.7% |
| 5 | TARUNKANTI SARKAR | IND | 3,904 | 10.8% |
| 6 | SOLEMAN MANDAL | 372 | 1.0% |
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.
High turnout (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 62.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
53rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
274th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.3%CPM 27.1%IND 19.1%BJS 12.7%IND 10.8%OTH 1.0%
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
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