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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 280 · 1972
Murarai
Winner — 1972
MOTAHAR HOSSAIN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 65.6%SUC 29.5%1 others 4.9%
Votes
25,883
65.6% share
Winning margin
14,256
36.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.4%
of 65,244
Murarai is a safe seat — MOTAHAR HOSSAIN won by 36.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTAHAR HOSSAIN | Congress (R) | 25,883 | 65.6% |
| 2 | BAZLE AHMAD | SUC | 11,627 | 29.5% |
| 3 | CHATTERJEE BHABANI PROSAD | IND | 1,921 | 4.9% |
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.
Low turnout (262nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.1% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
262nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
21st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.6%SUC 29.5%OTH 4.9%
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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