Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal

Murshidabad
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Lok Sabha constituency

Interactive Map Outlining Murshidabad Lok Sabha Constituency

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| West Bengal
Assembly constituencies| Bhagabangola
Raninagar
Murshidabad
Hariharpara
Domkal
Jalangi
Karimpur
Established| 1951–present
Total electors| 18,88,097 (2024)[1]
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Abu Taher Khan

Party| All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year| 2024

Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency is a parliamentary constituency in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. While six assembly segments of No. 11 Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency are in Murshidabad district, one assembly segment is in Nadia district.

The most successful party in the Lok Sabha elections

Communist Party of India (Marxist) (47.05%)

Indian National Congress (23.52%)

Others (29.41%)

## Assembly segments

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Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal – 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 11 Murshidabad is composed of the following segments from 2009:[2]

Constituency number  | Name  | District  | Party  | 2024 Lead

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62  | Bhagabangola | Murshidabad | AITC | AITC
63  | Raninagar | AITC | CPI(M)
64  | Murshidabad | BJP | BJP
73  | Hariharpara | AITC | AITC
75  | Domkal | AITC | AITC
76  | Jalangi | AITC | AITC
77  | Karimpur | Nadia | AITC | AITC

In 2004 Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Lalgola (assembly constituency no. 55), Bhagabangola (assembly constituency no. 56), Murshidabad (assembly constituency no. 58), Jalangi (assembly constituency no. 59), Domkal (assembly constituency no. 60), Hariharpara (assembly constituency no. 62), Karimpur (assembly constituency no. 69)

## Members of the Parliament

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Lok Sabha  | Duration  | Name  | Party

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First | 1952–57 | Muhammed Khuda Bukhsh |  | Indian National Congress[4]
Second | 1957–62 | Muhammed Khuda Bukhsh[5]
Third | 1962–67 | Syed Badrudduja |  | Independent Democratic Party[6]
Fourth | 1967–71 | Syed Badrudduja[7]
Fifth | 1971–77 | Abu Taleb Chowdhury |  | Indian Union Muslim League[8]
Sixth | 1977–80 | Kazim Ali Meerza |  | Janata Party[9]
Seventh | 1980–84 | Syed Masudal Hossain |  | Communist Party of India[10]
Eighth | 1984–89 | Syed Masudal Hossain[11]
Ninth | 1989–91 | Syed Masudal Hossain[12]
Tenth | 1991–96 | Syed Masudal Hossain[13]
Eleventh | 1996–98 | Syed Masudal Hossain[14]
Twelfth | 1998–99 | Moinul Hassan[15]
Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Moinul Hassan[16]
Fourteenth | 2004–09 | Abdul Mannan Hossain |  | Indian National Congress[17]
Fifteenth | 2009–14 | Abdul Mannan Hossain[18]
Sixteenth | 2014-2019 | Badaruddoza Khan |  | Communist Party of India[19]
Seventeenth | 2019-2024 | Abu Taher Khan |  | All India Trinamool Congress
Eighteenth | 2024-2029 | Abu Taher Khan |  | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results

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### General election 2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Murshidabad[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AITC | Abu Taher Khan | 682,442  | 44.27  | 2.70
| CPI(M) | Mohammed Salim | 5,18,227  | 33.62  | 21.18
| BJP | Gouri Shankar Ghosh | 2,92,031  | 18.94  | 1.89
| NOTA | None of the above | 13,270  | 0.86  | 0.17
Majority  | 1,64,215  | 10.65  |
Turnout | 15,39,112[a] | 81.52  | 2.77
| AITC hold | Swing |  |

### General election 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Murshidabad[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AITC | Abu Taher Khan | 604,346  | 41.57  | 19.56
| INC | Abu Hena | 3,77,929  | 26.00  | 5.72
| BJP | Humayun Kabir | 2,47,809  | 17.05  | 9.15
| CPI(M) | Badaruddoza Khan | 1,80,793  | 12.44  | 21.33
| NOTA | None of the above  | 15,025  | 1.03  |
Majority  | 2,26,417  | 15.57  |
Turnout | 14,54,192  | 84.29  |
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing |  |

### General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Murshidabad[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | Badaruddoza Khan | 426,947  | 33.33  | −10.67
| INC | Abdul Mannan Hossain | 408,494  | 31.72  | −15.49
| AITC | Mohammad Ali  | 289,027  | 22.44  | +22.44
| BJP | Sujit Kumar Ghosh  | 101,069  | 7.85  | +3.83
| AIUDF | Md. Nojmul Hoque  | 11,333  |  |
| SUCI(C) | Kamrujjaman Khandekar  | 8,378  |  |
| WPOI | Md. Khodabox Sekh  | 6,445  |  |
| SDPI | Masudul Islam  | 6,010  |  |
| BSP | Jitendra Nath Halder  | 5,722  |  |
| IUML | Abdul Bari  | 5,383  |  |
| Independent | Asim Kumar Das  | 4,539  |  |
| AMB | Swapan Kumar Mondal  | 4,260  |  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 10,156  | 0.79  | −−−
Majority  | 18,453  | 1.43  | −1.96
Turnout | 1,287,764  | 85.16  |
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing |  |

### General election 2009

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General Election, 2009: Murshidabad[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Abdul Mannan Hossain | 496,348  | 47.21%  |
| CPI(M) | Anisur Rahman | 460,701  | 43.82%  |
| BJP | Nirmal Kumar Saha  | 42,290  | 4.02%  |
| Independent | Santwana Halder (Saha)  | 11,991  | 1.14%  |
| Independent | Khadija Banu  | 9,090  | 0.86%  |
| Independent | Dr.Sukumar Ghosh  | 8,204  | 0.78%  |
| BSP | Chitta Ranjan Mondal  | 7,913  | 0.75%  |
| Independent | Mehdi Alam  | 5,897  | 0.56%  |
| AUDF | Jaforulla Molla  | 5,630  | 0.54%  |
| Independent | Chandan Kr. Mondal  | 1,970  | 0.19%  |
| SP | Md. Sahazamal  | 1,349  | 0.13%  |
Majority  | 35,647  | 3.39%  |
Turnout | 1,051,383  | 88.14%  | 23
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### General election 2004

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General Election, 2004: Murshidabad[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Abdul Mannan Hossain | 461,895  | 46.00%  |
| CPI(M) | Moinul Hassan | 446,415  | 44.50%  |
| AITC | Mohammad Ali  | 43,716  |  |
| Independent | Khadija Banu  | 13,686  |  |
| PBRML  | Abdur Rashid Mondal  | 10,446  |  |
| BSP | Abdul Hannan Sheikh  | 10,013  |  |
| SUCI | Babita Halder  | 7,503  |  |
| Independent | Dinesh Mandal  | 4,793  |  |
| INL | Md. Sahabuddin  | 4,550  |  |
| SP | Syed Nawab Jani Mirza  | 4,204  |  |
Majority  | 15,480  |  |
Turnout | 1,007,221  | 88.14  | 23
| Swing to INC from CPI(M) | Swing |  |

### General election 1999

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1999 Indian general election: Murshidabad Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | Moinul Hassan | 391,366  | 47.30%  |
| INC | Abdul Mannan Hossain | 268,006  | 32.39%  |
| AITC | Sagir Hossain  | 142,275  | 17.20%  |
| Independent | Khadija Banu  | 11,773  | 1.42%  |
| MUL  | Moulana Md. Abdul Bari  | 6,220  | 0.75%  |
| BSP | Sandhya Mondal  | 3,289  | 0.40%  |
| NCP | Nripendra Nath Mandal  | 2,178  | 0.26%  |
| SUCI  | Nasrat Ali Mandal  | 921  | 0.11%  |
| RJD | Uttam Halder  | 859  | 0.10%  |
| INL | Rezwan meerza  | 508  | 0.06%  |
Majority  | 123,360  | 14.8  |
Turnout | 9,26,375  | 77.33%  | 23
| CPI(M) hold | Swing |  |

### General election 1998

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1998 Indian general election: Murshidabad Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | Moinul Hassan | 463,401  | 49.96  | +4.56
| INC | Anarul Hossain Khan  | 272,935  | 29.42  |
| AITC | Sagir Hossain  | 149,061  | 16.07  |
| Independent | Abdus Salam  | 19,054  | 2.05  |
| Muslim League Kerala State Committee  | Saimuddin Sarkar  | 16,254  | 1.75  |
| IUML | Mondal Kader  | 5,542  | 0.60  |
| JP | Nripendra Nath Mandal  | 1,351  | 0.15  |
Majority  | 190,466  | 20.3  |
Turnout | 9,39,684  | 81.4%  |
| CPI(M) hold | Swing |  |

### General election 1996

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1996 Indian general election: Murshidabad Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | Masudal Hossain Syed  | 452,273  | 45.40%  |
| INC | Anarul Hossain Khan  | 415,088  | 41.70%  |
| BJP | Amulya Mondol  | 60,339  | 6.10%  |
| Independent | Abdus Salam  | 23,734  | 2.40%  |
| Independent | Sarkar Gopinath  | 8,559  | 0.90%  |
| AIMIM | Ansari Mohammad Ali  | 5,153  | 0.50%  |
| Independent | Sakta Roy  | 3,118  | 0.30%  |
| IUML | Abbas Ali  | 2,363  | 0.20%  |
| AMB | Narendra Nath Biawas  | 1,379  | 0.10%  |
| Independent | Joynal Abedin  | 537  | 0.10%  |
Majority  | 37,185  | 3.7%  |
Turnout | 9,96,549  | 87.6%  |
| CPI(M) hold | Swing |  |

### General elections 1952–2004

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Year  | Winner  |  | Runner-up

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| Candidate  | Party  | Candidate  | Party
1952  | Muhammad Khuda Bukhsh  | Indian National Congress | Dhirendra Nath Rai  | Independent[24]
1957  | Muhammad Khuda Bukhsh  | Indian National Congress | Abu K.M.Zakaria  | Praja Socialist Party[5]
1962  | Syed Badaruddoja  | Independent  | Abdus Sattar  | Indian National Congress[6]
1967  | Syed Badaruddoja  | Independent  | M.K.Bukhsh  | Indian National Congress[7]
1972  | Syed Badaruddoja  | Independent  | M.K. Bakhas  | Indian National Congress[8]
1977  | Syed Kazim Ali Meerza  | Bharatiya Lok Dal  | Azizur Rahman  | Indian National Congress[9]
1980  | Syed Masudal Hossain | Communist Party of India (Marxist)  | Abdus Sattar | Indian National Congress (Indira)[10]
1984  | Syed Masudal Hossain | Communist Party of India (Marxist)  | Azizur Rahman  | Indian National Congress[11]
1989  | Syed Masudal Hossain | Communist Party of India (Marxist)  | Azizur Rahman  | Indian National Congress[12]
1991  | Syed Masudal Hossain | Communist Party of India (Marxist)  | Ali Hossain Mondal  | Indian National Congress[13]
1996  | Syed Masudal Hossain | Communist Party of India (Marxist)  | Anarul Hossain Khan  | Indian National Congress[14]
1998  | Moinul Hassan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)  | Anarul Hossain Khan  | Indian National Congress[15]
1999  | Moinul Hassan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)  | Abdul Mannan Hossain  | Indian National Congress[16]
2004  | Abdul Mannan Hossain | Indian National Congress | Moinul Hassan | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[17]

## Notes

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1. ^ does not include postal ballots

## See also

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* Murshidabad
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
* 1972 Murshidabad by-election

## References

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1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
2. ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
4. ^ "General Elections, India, 1951– Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
5. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1957– Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
6. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1962– Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
7. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1967 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
8. ^ a b "General Elections, India, 1971 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
9. ^ a b "General Elections, 1977 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
10. ^ a b "General Elections, 1980 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
11. ^ a b "General Elections, 1984 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
12. ^ a b "General Elections, 1989 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
13. ^ a b "General Elections, 1991 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
14. ^ a b "General Elections, 1996 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
15. ^ a b "General Elections, 1998 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
16. ^ a b "General Elections, 1999 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
17. ^ a b "General Elections, 2004 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
18. ^ "General Elections, 2009 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
19. ^ a b "General Elections 2014 – Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
20. ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2511.htm [bare URL]
21. ^ "2019 Lok Sabha Election Result".
22. ^ "General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
23. ^ "General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha) Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
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Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal

Current|

* Cooch Behar
* Alipurduars
* Jalpaiguri
* Darjeeling
* Raiganj
* Balurghat
* Maldaha Uttar
* Maldaha Dakshin
* Jangipur
* Baharampur
* Murshidabad
* Krishnanagar
* Ranaghat
* Bangaon
* Barrackpore
* Dum Dum
* Barasat
* Basirhat
* Jaynagar
* Mathurapur
* Diamond Harbour
* Jadavpur
* Kolkata Dakshin
* Kolkata Uttar
* Howrah
* Uluberia
* Serampore
* Hooghly
* Arambagh
* Tamluk
* Kanthi
* Ghatal
* Jhargram
* Medinipur
* Purulia
* Bankura
* Bishnupur
* Bardhaman Purba
* Bardhaman–Durgapur
* Asansol
* Bolpur
* Birbhum

Defunct|

* Burdwan
* Calcutta East
* Calcutta North East
* Calcutta North West
* Calcutta South East
* Durgapur
* Katwa
* Malda
* Nabadwip
* Panskura

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Murshidabad district topics

Malda district topics Santhal Pargana division topics (Jharkhand) Birbhum district topics
Purba Bardhaman district topics Nadia district topics Kushtia District (Bangladesh) Rajshahi District (Bangladesh)

General|

* Alkap
* Farakka Barrage
* Farakka Super Thermal Power Station
* Kankagrambhukti
* Karnasuvarna
* River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts
* Hazarduari Palace
* Nizamat Imambara
* Katra Masjid
* Madina Mosque
* Yellow Mosque
* Kherur Mosque
* Jama Masjid
* Tomb of Mir Madan
* Tomb of Azimunissa Begum
* Residency Cemetery, Babulbona
* Dutch Cemetery, Murshidabad
* House of Jagat Seth
* Kathgola Palace
* Nashipur

Divisions of West Bengal

History|

* Alivardi Khan
* Battle of Plassey
* Ghaseti Begum
* Jagat Seth
* Mir Jafar
* Mir Madan
* Murshid Quli Khan
* Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad
* Nawazish Muhammad Khan
* Sarfaraz Khan
* Shashanka
* Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan
* Siraj ud-Daulah

Subdivisions|

* Berhampore
* Domkal
* Jangipur
* Kandi
* Lalbag

Municipalities|

* Beldanga
* Baharampur
* Dhuliyan
* Domkal
* Jangipur
* Jiaganj Azimganj
* Kandi
* Murshidabad

Community development
blocks|

| Berhampore subdivision|

* Berhampore
* Beldanga I
* Beldanga II
* Hariharpara
* Naoda

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Domkal subdivision|

* Domkal
* Raninagar I
* Raninagar II
* Jalangi

Jangipur subdivision|

* Raghunathganj I
* Raghunathganj II
* Suti I
* Suti II
* Samserganj
* Sagardighi
* Farakka

Kandi subdivision|

* Kandi
* Khargram
* Burwan
* Bharatpur I
* Bharatpur II

Lalbag subdivision|

* Murshidabad-Jiaganj
* Bhagawangola I
* Bhagawangola II
* Lalgola
* Nabagram

Rivers|

* Bansloi
* Brahmani
* Dwarka
* Bhagirathi
* Jalangi
* Mayurakshi

Transport|

* NH 12
* NH 33
* NH 81
* Panagarh-Morgram Highway
* Eastern Railway zone
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
* Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
* Lalgola and Gede branch lines

Railway stations|

* Azimganj Junction
* New Farakka Junction

Institutes of higher learning|

* Murshidabad University
* Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore
* Krishnath College
* Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Baharampur
* Jangipur
* Murshidabad

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Farakka
* Samserganj
* Suti
* Jangipur
* Raghunathganj
* Sagardighi
* Lalgola
* Bhagabangola
* Raninagar
* Murshidabad
* Nabagram
* Khargram
* Burwan
* Kandi
* Bharatpur
* Rejinagar
* Beldanga
* Baharampur
* Hariharpara
* Naoda
* Domkal
* Jalangi

Former
Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Aurangabad

Villages|

* Ahiran
* Morgram
* Ramnagar Kachari Para

See also|

* Cities, towns and locations in Murshidabad district
* People from Murshidabad district
* Villages in Murshidabad district

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