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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 294 · 1996
Murarai
Winner — 1996
MOTAHAR HOSSAIN
INC· INC
INC 49.4%CPM 44.8%2 others 5.9%
Votes
56,616
49.4% share
Winning margin
5,281
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.5%
of 1,35,671
A closely fought contest. MOTAHAR HOSSAIN won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTAHAR HOSSAIN | INC | 56,616 | 49.4% |
| 2 | MOYAZZEM HOSSAIN | Left Front | 51,335 | 44.8% |
| 3 | BAIDYANATH DUTTA | BJP | 4,252 | 3.7% |
| 4 | RAFIQUL HASAN | IND | 2,488 | 2.2% |
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
lean4.6%
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 49.4%CPM 44.8%OTH 5.9%
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
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.