Murarai
Assembly constituency 294 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#294 · GENAll candidates 11
- 01 Dr. Mosarraf HossainAITC96,902 39.9%
- 02 Sanjibur Rahaman (Bappa)INC59,197 24.4%
- 03 Rinki GhoshBJP58,664 24.2%
- 04 Md. Ali Reza Mandal (Manik Master)CPI(M)13,137 5.4%
- 05 Tasir SekhAIMIM6,326 2.6%
- 06 Ali Hazrat (Sowdagar)AISF3,477 1.4%
- 07 Sajida KhatunIND1,225 0.5%
- 08 MosarrafIND1,077 0.4%
- 09 Banchharam MalSUCI(C)683 0.3%
- 10 Dipak RabidasBSP638 0.3%
- 11 Sk Amirul IslamIND447 0.2%
Turnout 95.9%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,166
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 11 candidates = 2,41,773Verified
Seat history 2026–1977
- 2026
15.5 ppDr. Mosarraf HossainAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2021
45.4 ppDr Mosarraf HossainAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2016
0.1 ppAbdur Rahaman (LITON)All India Trinamool Congress
- 2011
2.7 ppNure Alam ChowdhuryAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
3.3 ppElahi Md. QamreCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
1.8 ppDr. Qamre ElahiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
4.5 ppMotahar HossainIndian National Congress
- 1991
5.1 ppMotahar HossainIndian National Congress
- 1987
1.0 ppMotahar HossainIndian National Congress
- 1982
4.5 ppMotahar HossainIndian National Congress
- 1977
15.5 ppMotahar HossainIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 45.4 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed BJP polled 58,664 votes, 1.6× the 37,705-vote margin.
58,664 ÷ 37,705 = 1.6 -
The top two polled 64.3% of votes; the other 9 candidates 35.3% between them.
(96,902 + 59,197) ÷ 2,42,939 = 64.3% · 85,674 ÷ 2,42,939 = 35.3% -
Turnout of 95.9% was 2.5 pp above the state's median seat (93.4%).
95.9 − 93.4 = +2.5 -
The margin narrowed from 45.4 pp in 2021 to 15.5 pp.
15.5 − 45.4 = −29.9 pp -
Dr. Mosarraf Hossain also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 11 candidate lines2,41,773
- NOTAcounted within the total1,166
- Published totalVotes polled2,42,939
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates11 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 292 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database