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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 64 · 2011

Murshidabad

Winner — 2011

SHAONI SINGHA ROY
INC· AITC + INC
INC 46.0%AIFB 42.2%4 others 11.8%
Votes
75,441
46.0% share
Winning margin
6,352
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.9%
of 1,88,558

A closely fought contest. SHAONI SINGHA ROY won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAONI SINGHA ROY
AITC + INC
75,44146.0%
2
BIVAS CHAKRABORTY
Left Front
69,08942.1%
3
RANAJIT KUMAR DAS
BJP
9,9466.1%
4
DAS SHYAMAL KRISHNA
IND
4,4952.7%
5
MD KASIMUDDIN SHAIKH
PDS
2,7531.7%
6
GULSHENARA IVA
2,1691.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
61st of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
199th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.0%AIFB 42.1%BJP 6.1%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

A 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?

33 locations
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.

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