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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1969
Kharagpur
Winner — 1969
GAN SINGH SOHANPAL
INC· INC
INC 54.8%CPI 44.0%3 others 1.1%
Votes
23,300
54.8% share
Winning margin
4,597
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
57.6%
of 73,725
A clear win with a 10.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAN SINGH SOHANPAL | INC | 23,300 | 54.8% |
| 2 | CHOUBERY NARAYAN | Left | 18,703 | 44.0% |
| 3 | GHOSH JATINDRA NATH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 210 | 0.5% |
| 4 | NIREN BANERJEE | NDF | 196 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SAMIR CHOWDHURY | IND | 78 | 0.2% |
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 (132nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 4.7% · max 62.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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132nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
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254th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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292nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.8%CPI 44.0%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,95,875
Density
1081 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,713 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.2%Muslim 14.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.3%
Electricity48.3%
Sanitation85.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.5%
Children fully vaccinated88.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.8%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.6%
Clean cooking fuel17.0%
Health insurance21.5%
What's nearby?
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