Murarai Assembly constituency is an
assembly constituency in
Birbhum district
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in the
India
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state
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of
West Bengal
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 294 Murarai Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
Murarai I
Murarai I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
Birbhum district is physiographically a part of the ancient Rarh region. Th ...
CD Block, and Amdole, Jajigram, Mitrapur, Nandigram, Paikar I and
Paikar II gram panchayats of
Murarai II
Murarai II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
Birbhum district is physiographically a part of the ancient Rarh region. T ...
CD Block.
Murarai Assembly constituency is part of No. 42
Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency).
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2026
2024 Lead
2021
2016
2011
2006
2001
1977–1996
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 Ahmed
Bazle Ahmad was an Indian politician and trade unionist, belonging to the Socialist Unity Centre of India. By the mid-1960, he served as president of the UTUC (Lenin Sarani)-affiliated Sahebganj Loop Rail Sramik Union. He represented the Murar ...
of CPI(M) in 1977.
1951–1972
Dr. Motahar Hossain of Congress won in 1972. Bazle Ahmed
Bazle Ahmad was an Indian politician and trade unionist, belonging to the Socialist Unity Centre of India. By the mid-1960, he served as president of the UTUC (Lenin Sarani)-affiliated Sahebganj Loop Rail Sramik Union. He represented the Murar ...
of SUCI won in 1971 and 1969. B.Ahmad, Independent, won in 1967. Shamsuddin Ahammad
Shamsuddin Ahammad was an Indian politician belonging to the Revolutionary Socialist Party (India). He served as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Early life and family
Ahammad was born into a Bengali Muslim family in Birbhum di ...
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.
References
{{West Bengal elections
Assembly constituencies of West Bengal
Politics of Birbhum district
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in West Bengal