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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1977
Murshidabad
Winner — 1977
CHHAYA GHOSH
FBL
FBL 37.0%JNP 27.4%7 others 35.6%
Votes
17,524
37.0% share
Winning margin
4,564
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.4%
of 92,152
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHHAYA GHOSH |  FBL | 17,524 | 37.0% |
| 2 | SYED NAWAB JANI MEERZA | Janata | 12,960 | 27.4% |
| 3 | MAHAMMAD EDRIS ALI | INC | 10,663 | 22.5% |
| 4 | FAZLU RAHAMAN | IND | 3,156 | 6.7% |
| 5 | NAKSHED ALI | IND | 1,201 | 2.5% |
| 6 | PRAFULLA KUMAR BANERJEE | IND | 748 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SYED ABDUL QUASHEM MIA |  MUL | 531 | 1.1% |
| 8 | AMARENDRA NATH MANDAL ( NANI BABU ) | IND | 366 | 0.8% |
| 9 | TARUN KANTI SARKAR | IND | 194 | 0.4% |
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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.6%
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%
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228th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 37.0%JNP 27.4%INC 22.5%IND 6.7%OTH 6.4%
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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