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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1951
Murarai
Winner — 1951
JOGENDRA NARAYAN DAS
KMPP
KMPP 25.8%INC 24.1%6 others 50.1%
Votes
5,258
25.8% share
Winning margin
353
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
37.2%
of 54,733
Murarai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 353 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOGENDRA NARAYAN DAS | KMPP | 5,258 | 25.8% |
| 2 | MUDDASAR HOSSAIN | 4,905 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | MOHD. JOYNAL ABADIN | IND | 3,054 | 15.0% |
| 4 | TRILOCHAN MAL | IND | 2,654 | 13.0% |
| 5 | ABDUL JABBAR KAZI | IND | 2,338 | 11.5% |
| 6 | MATI SING | IND | 1,074 | 5.3% |
| 7 | MOHD. NURUL ABSAR | IND | 687 | 3.4% |
| 8 | GANGADHAR MUKHOPADHYAY | 393 | 1.9% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.1% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
40th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
214th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
238 seats · 120 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KMPP 25.8%INC 24.1%IND 15.0%IND 13.0%IND 11.5%IND 5.3%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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