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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 294 · 2011
Murarai
Winner — 2011
NURE ALAM CHOWDHURY
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 47.8%CPM 45.0%4 others 7.2%
Votes
77,817
47.8% share
Winning margin
4,403
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.0%
of 1,89,414
A closely fought contest. NURE ALAM CHOWDHURY won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NURE ALAM CHOWDHURY |  AITCAITC + INC | 77,817 | 47.8% |
| 2 | ELAHI KAMRE DR | Left Front | 73,414 | 45.0% |
| 3 | SUDHIR RANJAN DAS GOSWAMI | BJP | 4,961 | 3.0% |
| 4 | SHIBLAL SARDAR | 3,074 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | AJRAIL MD | IND | 2,471 | 1.5% |
| 6 | MIR MUKID(HAZI REKIB) | JP | 1,228 | 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 (35th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
35th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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255th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 47.8%CPM 45.0%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.