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Winner — 2000

JAI PRAKASH N. YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 58.5%JD(U) 21.4%12 others 20.0%
Votes
82,104
58.5% share
Winning margin
52,072
37.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
70.1%
of 2,00,153

Kharagpur is a safe seat — JAI PRAKASH N. YADAV won by 37.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAI PRAKASH N. YADAV
RJD
82,10458.5%
2
ANITA DEVI
NDA
30,03221.4%
3
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
BPSP
21,03515.0%
4
OM PRAKASH SAHANI
BSP
2,0901.5%
5
GOPAL KRISHNA
1,1490.8%
6
SHANKAR PRASAD
NCP
1,0600.8%
7
AMARJEET MANDAL
IND
8090.6%
8
BHOLA TANTI
IND
5700.4%
9
RAM MOHAN SINGH
INC
5180.4%
10
MUKUL KU. SINGH
AJBP
2010.1%
11
NARENDAR KU. YADAV
IND
2000.1%
12
RANDHIR PD. SINGH
IND
1920.1%
13
MITHILESH KU. SINGH
IND
1550.1%
14
PRAMOD KU. CHAURASIA
IND
1390.1%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
37.1%
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
RJD 58.5%JD(U) 21.4%BPSP 15.0%OTH 5.1%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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