Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Murshidabad

Chowdhury Abu Taleb (IND) won by 20,382 votes (7.5%).

Electors
4,98,691
Votes polled
2,87,999
Valid votes
2,72,605
Turnout
57.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 7.5% (median 21.5%). Back to West Bengal · 1971 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 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chowdhury Abu TalebWinnerIND93,71634.4%
2Syed BadruddujaIND73,33426.9%
3Syed Kazim Ali MeerzaIND45,30716.6%
4Krishnadas ChattopadhyayBJS43,64116.0%
5Sailendra Nath AdhicarySSP16,6076.1%

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