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294. Murarai

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West Bengal · West Bengal Assembly Election, 2016

WB-MURARAI

AITC 47.5%won by 0.1%INC 47.4%

What changed here

Derived

All India Trinamool Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 2.7% to 0.1%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 47.4% — it did not contest here in 2011.
  • Knife-edgeDecided by 280 votes (0.14%) — among the closest results anywhere.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
2,34,055
Turnout
85.1%
Valid votes
1,99,235
Margin
280
0.14%

Candidates

7 contested · winner AITC
  1. 1ABDUR RAHAMAN (LITON)All India Trinamool Congress · AITC94,66147.5%
  2. 2ALI MORTUZA KHANIndian National Congress · INC94,38147.4%
  3. 3HAYATUNNINSH BIBIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP5,3452.7%
  4. 4None of the AboveNOTA · NOTA1,6890.8%
  5. 5BELAL SEKHBahujan Samaj Party · BSP1,3760.7%
  6. 6MANGAL HEMRAMSUCI · SUCI9170.5%
  7. 7SAMSHUL MIYARashtriya Lok Dal · RLD8660.4%

Since 2011

Derived
Winner then
AITC
Winner now
AITC
AITC–INC swing
−47.6%
AITC share
47.8% → 47.5%
INC share
0.0% → 47.4%
Turnout
86.0% → 85.1%
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