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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1972
Murshidabad
Winner — 1972
MOHAMMAD IDRAI ALI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.7%CPM 39.4%2 others 9.9%
Votes
21,871
50.7% share
Winning margin
4,896
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.1%
of 79,787
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD IDRAI ALI | Congress (R) | 21,871 | 50.7% |
| 2 | JARZIS HUSSAIN SARKAR | Left | 16,975 | 39.4% |
| 3 | NAWAB JANY MEERZA |  MUL | 2,808 | 6.5% |
| 4 | TARUN KANTI SARKAR | Grand Alliance | 1,475 | 3.4% |
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 (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 62.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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53rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
274th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%CPM 39.4%MUL 6.5%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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