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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 58 · 2006
Murshidabad
Winner — 2006
BIVAS CHAKRABORTY
AIFB· Left Front
AIFB 49.0%IPFB 41.1%5 others 10.0%
Votes
82,312
49.0% share
Winning margin
13,298
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.6%
of 1,94,023
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIVAS CHAKRABORTY | Left Front | 82,312 | 49.0% |
| 2 | JOYANTA ROY | IPFB | 69,014 | 41.1% |
| 3 | ADYA CHARAN DUTTA |  AITC | 5,579 | 3.3% |
| 4 | ASIS ROY CHOWDHURY | PDS | 4,552 | 2.7% |
| 5 | GULSHENARA IVA | IND | 3,056 | 1.8% |
| 6 | SAIYAD MOSTAK AHAMED | IND | 2,165 | 1.3% |
| 7 | TARUN KANTI SARKAR (BAGHA) | 1,381 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
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%
lowerhigher
228th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 49.0%IPFB 41.1%OTH 10.0%
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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.