Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Murshidabad

Muhammed Khuda Bukhsh (INC) won by 72,231 votes (38.7%).

Electors
3,80,477
Votes polled
1,86,684
Valid votes
1,86,684
Turnout
49.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1952-03-27

Margin vs 1952 national median: 38.7% (median 14.5%). Back to West Bengal · 1952 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
10.7%(-5.0%)
Turnout
81.6%(+2.0%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
78.6%

Winning margin over time · Murshidabad

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202439%

Candidates

Candidates · Murshidabad 1952
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Muhammed Khuda BukhshWinnerINC1,24,89266.9%
2Dhirendra Nath RaiIND52,66128.2%
3Dwijapada SarkarIND9,1314.9%

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