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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1991
Murshidabad
Winner — 1991
CHHAYA GHOSH
FBL
FBL 48.7%INC 31.8%10 others 19.5%
Votes
58,424
48.7% share
Winning margin
20,272
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,56,269
Murshidabad is a safe seat — CHHAYA GHOSH won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHHAYA GHOSH |  FBL | 58,424 | 48.7% |
| 2 | ASAK ALI | INC | 38,152 | 31.8% |
| 3 | JYOTSNA KUMAR DUTTA | BJP | 11,967 | 10.0% |
| 4 | MD. MINARUDDIN SEIKH | IND | 2,644 | 2.2% |
| 5 | HAZI MOHIUDDIN | CPI(ML) | 2,521 | 2.1% |
| 6 | ATAHAR RAHAMAN | 1,641 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | CHODHURY ABDUS SAMAD | IND | 1,554 | 1.3% |
| 8 | BIKAS CHAKRABARTY | IND | 1,018 | 0.8% |
| 9 | MD. ABBAS ALI |  MUL | 621 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MONDAL ABDUL SAMAD | JP | 578 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MONDAL MAJED HOSSAIN | IND | 439 | 0.4% |
| 12 | GAISUDDIN SEIKH | IND | 356 | 0.3% |
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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.4% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
44th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
228th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 48.7%INC 31.8%BJP 10.0%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
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