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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 64 · 2016
Murshidabad
Winner — 2016
SHAONI SINGHA ROY
INC· Mahajot
INC 47.0%AITC 34.5%8 others 18.5%
Votes
94,579
47.0% share
Winning margin
25,139
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
85.6%
of 2,35,052
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAONI SINGHA ROY | Mahajot | 94,579 | 47.0% |
| 2 | ASHIM KRISHNA BHATTA |  AITC | 69,440 | 34.5% |
| 3 | GOURI SANKAR GHOSH | BJP | 24,031 | 11.9% |
| 4 | BIVAS CHAKRABORTY | UPA | 5,066 | 2.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,966 | 1.5% |
| 6 | MILIA SAJEM | 1,669 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | SUMIT DAS | IND | 1,190 | 0.6% |
| 8 | DHANANJAY BANERJEE | 1,028 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | MD MOSARAF HOSSAIN | 603 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | MD JALALUDDIN MONDAL | IND | 578 | 0.3% |
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
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
61st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
199th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.0%AITC 34.5%BJP 11.9%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.