Murarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Murarai | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Murarai   Murarai Location in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 24°27′N 87°52′E / 24.450°N 87.867°ECoordinates: 24°27′N 87°52′E / 24.450°N 87.867°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Constituency No. | 294 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 42. Birbhum |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Murarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 294 Murarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Murarai I community development block, and Amdole, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I and Paikar II gram panchayats of Murarai II community development block.[1]
Murarai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Election results
2011
In the 2011 elections, Nure Alam Chowdhury of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival Dr. Kamre Elahi of CPI(M).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | Nure Alam Chowdhury | 77,817 | 47.75 | -0.03# | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. Kamre Elahi | 73,414 | 45.05 | -2.65 | |
| BJP | Sudhiranjan Das Goswami | 4,961 | 3.04 | ||
| BSP | Shiblal Sardar | 3,074 | 1.89 | ||
| Independent | Md. Ejrail | 2,471 | |||
| Janata Party | Mir Mukid Hazi Rekib | 1,228 | |||
| Turnout | 162,965 | 86.06 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +2.62# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
| Party | Seats won | Seat change |
|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 6 |  5 |
| Indian National Congress | 2 | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  4 |
| Forward Bloc | 1 | 2 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 1 |
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 2 (See template talk page for details)
1977–2006
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Dr. Qamre Elahi of CPI(M) won the Murarai assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Dr. Motahar Hossain of Congress /Trinamool Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Dr. Motahar Hossain of Congress defeated Moyazzem Hossain of CPI(M) in 1996, Durgadas Ghosh of CPI(M) in 1991 and 1987, Matiur Rahman of CPI(M) in 1982 and Bazle Ahammad of CPI(M) in 1977.[5]
1951–1972
Dr. Motahar Hossain of Congress won in 1972. Bazle Ahmed of SUC won in 1971 and 1969. B.Ahmad, Independent, won in 1967. Shamsuddin Ahammad of RSP won in 1962. The Murarai seat did not exist in 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951 Jogendra Narayan Das of KMPP won.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ↑ "Murarai". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Murarai. Empowering India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Murarai. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ↑ "294 – Murarai Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.