Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Murshidabad

Muhammad Khuda Bukhsh (INC) won by 4,395 votes (2.2%).

Electors
4,23,003
Votes polled
2,02,822
Valid votes
2,02,822
Turnout
47.9%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 2.2% (median 11.1%). Back to West Bengal · 1957 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 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Muhammad Khuda BukhshWinnerINC85,04141.9%
2Abu K. M. ZakariaPSP80,64639.8%
3Biswanath RoyIND37,13518.3%

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