Murshidabad West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Murshidabad Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Murshidabad Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Murshidabad MP Issues
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Murshidabad West Bengal Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Murshidabad Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Murshidabad Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Murshidabad MP Issues
About Murshidabad:
The Lok Sabha Constituency of Murshidabad is one of West Bengal's 42 parliamentary constituencies and has six Vidhan Sabha segments. The Murshidabad Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 11) consists of 1,192,899 number of electorates in totality, of these 622,002 are males and 570,897 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. It was formed in the year 1951 and has over 1,052,000 voters.
Assembly Segments:
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Names of Assembly Constituencies |
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Bhagabangola |
Raninagar |
Murshidabad |
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Hariharpara |
Domkal |
Jalangi |
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Karimpur |
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About Murshidabad:
Murshidabad District is the 9th most populated district of India and its headquarters is located in Baharampur. Murshidabad was the earlier seat of power of the Bengal Nawabs. It is bordered by the Malda District on the north. Bangladesh lies to its east. The total area is 5,320 sq km and the total population is over 7,100,000.
There is a 52% male majority in the area and a district has a population density of 1,334 people per sq km. The sex ratio is 957 females per 1000 males and the average literacy rate is 68%. The district has a 64% Muslim majority. Bengali, Urdu, Hindi and English are widely spoken here. Agriculture and tourism are the major economic activities of the area. Cultivation of crops like wheat, rice and mangoes are common here. It receives the financial aid from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme as it is one of the 250 most backward districts of the country. The road and rail network are connect the district to nearby cities.
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Abdul Mannan Hossain |
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Age |
61 |
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Nature of Membership |
Elected |
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Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
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Political Party |
Indian National Congress |
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Gender |
Male |
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Educational Qualification |
Graduate |
Performance in the 15thLok Sabha
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Debates participated |
0 |
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Private member bills passed |
0 |
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Questions asked |
0 |
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Attendance |
60% |