Murarai Assembly constituency

Murarai Assembly 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 Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Murarai I CD Block, and Amdole, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I and Paikar II gram panchayats of Murarai II CD Block.
Murarai Assembly constituency is part of No. 42 Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).

Election results

1977–1996

Dr. Motahar Hossain of Congress defeated Moyazzem Hossain of CPI in 1996, Durgadas Ghosh of CPI in 1991 and 1987, Matiur Rahman of CPI in 1982 and Bazle Ahmed of CPI in 1977.

1951–1972

Dr. Motahar Hossain of Congress won in 1972. Bazle Ahmed of SUCI 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.