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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 294 · 1982

Murarai

Winner — 1982

MOTAHAR HOSSAIN
INC· INC
INC 49.3%CPM 44.7%4 others 6.0%
Votes
34,937
49.3% share
Winning margin
3,231
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.7%
of 93,689

A closely fought contest. MOTAHAR HOSSAIN won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOTAHAR HOSSAIN
INC
34,93749.3%
2
MATIUR RAHAMAN
Left Front
31,70644.7%
3
RAFIQUL HASSAN
SUC
3,2924.6%
4
JALADHAR DUTTA
IND
4170.6%
5
GOKULENDU DAS
IND
3420.5%
6
ABDUL JALIL
IND
2070.3%

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 (35th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
35th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
255th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.3%CPM 44.7%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI
🏛️

Two Mounds

🏛️MonumentASI

Two Mounds

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Two Mounds

🏛️MonumentASI

Two Mounds

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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