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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 64 · 2026
Murshidabad
Winner — 2026
GOURI SANKAR GHOSH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.1%AITC 34.8%8 others 17.1%
Votes
1,14,443
48.2% share
Winning margin
31,521
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
95.7%
of 2,48,676
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOURI SANKAR GHOSH | BJP (NDA) | 1,14,443 | 48.2% |
| 2 | SHAONI SINGHA ROY |  AITC | 82,922 | 34.9% |
| 3 | ALI SIDDIQUE | 16,124 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | ABDUL MANNAN | 9,074 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | MIR HASNAT ALI | AJUP | 7,899 | 3.3% |
| 6 | MILIA SAJEM | 2,247 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | CHAMPA BIBI | IND | 1,559 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,442 | 0.6% |
| 9 | PRALLAD MAHATO | 1,376 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | SAHABUDDIN SK | IND | 448 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
61st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
199th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.2%AITC 34.9%INC 6.8%OTH 9.5%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.63 Cr
A 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?
33 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.