Back to Bihar 1972 map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1972
Kharagpur
Winner — 1972
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.3%HSD 34.4%2 others 24.2%
Votes
21,956
41.4% share
Winning margin
3,683
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,00,184
A clear win with a 6.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | Congress (R) | 21,956 | 41.4% |
| 2 | TARINI PD. MANDAL | HSD | 18,273 | 34.4% |
| 3 | S. J. BAHADUR SINGH | 12,059 | 22.7% | |
| 4 | ANUP LAL MANDAL | IND | 811 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%HSD 34.4%SOP 22.7%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass Metal Work🏺Garments & Active Wear🏺Tikuli Paintings
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.