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Murarai
Constituency No. 294 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictBirbhum
Lok Sabha constituencyBirbhum
Established1951
Total electors252,004 (2026)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2021

Murarai Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

According to the Election Commission of India, 252,004 voters were eligible to vote in the West Bengal assembly elections in Murarai. This includes 129,432 Male, 122,571 Female, and 1 third gender.

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 294 Murarai Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Murarai I CD Block, and Amdole, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I and Paikar II gram panchayats of Murarai II CD Block.[1]

Murarai Assembly constituency is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1951 Jogendra Narayan Das Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1957 Constituency abolished
1962 Shamsuddin Ahammad Revolutionary Socialist Party
1967 Bazle Ahmed Socialist Unity Centre of India
1969
1971
1972 Dr. Motahar Hossain Indian National Congress
1977
1982
1987
1991
1996
2001 Dr. Mohammed Qamre Elahi Communist Party of India
2006
2011 Noor Alam Chowdhury Trinamool Congress
2016 Abdur Rahaman Liton
2021 Dr. Mosarraf Hossain
2026

Election results

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Mosarraf Hossain 96,902 39.89 Decrease 27.34
INC Sanjibur Rahaman 59,197 24.37 Increase 16.44
BJP Rinki Ghosh 58,664 24.15 Increase 2.01
CPI(M) Md. Ali Reza Mandal 13,137 5.41 New
AIMIM Tasir Sekh 6,326 2.60 New
ISF Hazrat Ali 3,477 1.43 New
Independent Sajida Khatun 1,225 0.50 New
Independent Musaraf Shaikh 1,077 0.44 New
SUCI(C) Bancharam Mal 683 0.28 Decrease 0.57
BSP Dipak Rabidas 638 0.26 Decrease 0.49
Independent SK Amirul Islam 447 0.18 New
None of the above (India) None of the above 1,166 0.48 Decrease 0.21
Majority 37705 15.52 Decrease 29.57
Turnout 242939 96.40 Increase 13.51
Registered electors 252,004 Decrease 4.18
AITC hold Swing N/A

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Mosarraf Hossain 146,496 67.23 Increase 19.72
BJP Debasish Roy 48,250 22.14 Increase 19.46
INC Asif Ekbal 17,287 7.93 Decrease 33.44
SUCI Ansarul Saiekh 1,857 0.85 Increase 0.39
BSP Tarak Let 1,640 0.75 Increase 0.06
Socialist Party (India, 2011) Samsul Miya 878 0.40 New
None of the above (India) None of the Above 1,509 0.69 Decrease 0.16
Majority 98,246 45.09 Increase 19.72
Turnout 217,991 82.89 Decrease 2.23
Registered electors 262,995 Increase 11.00
AITC hold Swing N/A

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Abdur Rahaman (Liton) 94,661 47.51 Decrease 0.24
INC Ali Mortuza Khan 94,381 47.37 New
BJP Hayatunninsh Bibi 5,353 2.68 Decrease 0.36
BSP Belal Sekh 1,376 0.69 Decrease 1.20
SUCI Mangal Hemram 917 0.46 New
RLD Samshul Miya 866 0.43 New
None of the above (India) None of the Above 1,689 0.85 New
Majority 280 0.14 Decrease 0.24
Turnout 199235 85.12 Decrease 0.96
Registered electors 234,078 Increase 19.12
AITC hold Swing N/A

2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Murarai[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Nure Alam Chowdhury 77,817 47.75 Increase 44.43
CPI(M) Dr. Qamre Elahi 73,414 45.05 Decrease 2.65
BJP Sudhiranjan Das Goswami 4,961 3.04 New
BSP Shiblal Sardar 3,074 1.89 Decrease 0.03
Independent Md. Ejrail 2,471 1.52 New
JP Mir Mukid Hazi Rekib 1,228 0.75 New
Majority 4,403 2.70 Increase 0.05
Turnout 162,965 86.08 Decrease 1.30
Registered electors 189,320 Increase 21.59
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing N/A

2006

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dr. Qamre Elahi 61876 47.70 Increase 1.07
INC Dr. Motahar Hossain 57657 44.45 New
AITC Golam Mujtoba (pintu) 4314 3.32 Decrease 41.54
Independent Mangal Hemram 3375 2.60 New
BSP Adhir Rabidas 2494 1.92 New
Majority 4219 3.25 Increase 1.07
Turnout 129716 87.38 Increase 7.72
Registered electors 148,450 Increase 5.37
CPI(M) hold Swing N/A

[5]

2001

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dr. Qamre Elahi 52186 46.63 Increase 1.87
AITC Dr. Motahar Hossain 50205 44.86 New
BJP Nanda Kishore Mondal 4180 3.74 Increase 0.03
Independent Rafiqual Hossain 2734 2.44 New
PDS Durgadas Ghosh 2605 2.33 New
Majority 1981 1.77 Increase 1.87
Turnout 111910 79.66 Decrease 6.75
Registered electors 140,475 Increase 3.42
CPI (M) gain from INC Swing N/A

[6]

1996

1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Dr. Motahar Hossain of INC defeated Moyazzem Hossain of CPI(M). [7]

1991

1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Dr. Motahar Hossain of INC defeated Durgadas Ghosh of CPI(M).[8]

1987

1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Dr. Motahar Hossain of INC defeated Durgadas Ghosh of CPI(M).[9]

1982

1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Dr. Motahar Hossain of INC defeated Matiur Rahman of CPI(M).[10]

1977

1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Dr. Motahar Hossain of INC defeated Bazle Ahmed of CPI(M).[11]

1972

1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Dr. Motahar Hossain of INC defeated Bazle Ahmed of SUCI .[12]

1971

1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Bazle Ahmed of SUCI defeated Md. Mansural Hague of INC.[13]

1969

1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Bazle Ahmed of SUCI defeated Dr. Motahar Hossain of INC .[14]

1967

1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Bazle Ahmad of Independent defeated Dr. Motahar Hossain of INC.[15]

1962

1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Shamsuddin Ahammad of RSP defeated Md. Yeaqub Hossain of INC.[16]

1957

1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

Constituency abolished[17]

1951

1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Murarai

In independent India's first election Jogendra Narayan Das of KMPP defeated Muddasar Hossain of INC.[18]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Murarai". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Murarai. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Murarai. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  11. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  13. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  14. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  17. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  18. ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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