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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 180 · 1980

Kharagpur

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Winner — 1980

JAI PRA. NA. YADAV
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 22.3%INC(I) 19.9%9 others 57.8%
Votes
17,318
22.3% share
Winning margin
1,904
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,31,487

A closely fought contest. JAI PRA. NA. YADAV won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAI PRA. NA. YADAV
JNP(SC)
17,31822.3%
2
SADANAND SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,41419.9%
3
SHAM SHER JANG BAHADUR SINGH
JNP(JP)
11,98615.5%
4
DASRATH SINGH
CPM
Left
9,14311.8%
5
SUKHDER YADAV
SUC
8,22210.6%
6
CHAND SHEKHAR SINGH
IND
6,8788.9%
7
SRI NARAYAN SAH
IND
2,8663.7%
8
DUKH MOHAN PD.
JNP(SR)
2,5443.3%
9
SAHDEO SAH
BJP
BJP
2,3843.1%
10
KISHUN YADAV
IND
5360.7%
11
RAMA NAND SINGH
IND
2240.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (155th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 22.3%INC(I) 19.9%JNP(JP) 15.5%CPM 11.8%SUC 10.6%IND 8.9%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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