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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 43 · 2026Reserved (ST)
Habibpur
Winner — 2026
JOYEL MURMU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 62.4%AITC 28.0%9 others 9.6%
Votes
1,42,062
62.4% share
Winning margin
78,188
34.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
95.5%
of 2,38,515
Habibpur is a safe seat — JOYEL MURMU won by 34.4%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOYEL MURMU | BJP (NDA) | 1,42,062 | 62.4% |
| 2 | AMAL KISKU |  AITC | 63,874 | 28.1% |
| 3 | BASUDEV MURMU | 8,725 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | BABURAM KISKU | IND | 4,579 | 2.0% |
| 5 | RAJEN SOREN | 2,490 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,119 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MANJLA MARDI | IND | 1,245 | 0.6% |
| 8 | LAKHIN HEMBROM | IND | 1,235 | 0.5% |
| 9 | NICHOLAS SOREN | KPPU | 570 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BABULAL HASDA | AJUP | 385 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BIMAL MURMU | 329 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.5% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
71st of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
264th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
81st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 62.4%AITC 28.1%OTH 8.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Silk and Silk products
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