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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 294 · 1987
Murarai
Winner — 1987
MOTAHAR HOSSAIN
INC· INC
INC 47.4%CPM 46.4%5 others 6.2%
Votes
38,063
47.4% share
Winning margin
780
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.8%
of 1,05,986
Murarai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 780 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTAHAR HOSSAIN | INC | 38,063 | 47.4% |
| 2 | DURGADAS GHOSH | Left Front | 37,283 | 46.4% |
| 3 | ZIAD BAXI | SUC | 4,093 | 5.1% |
| 4 | NIMAI MONDAL | IND | 407 | 0.5% |
| 5 | MD. SADDAKAS | 202 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | ABDUL JALIL | 187 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | JALADHAR DUTTA | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
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 (35th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
35th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
255th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%CPM 46.4%SUC 5.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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