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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1971
Kharagpur
Winner — 1971
GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.2%CPI 23.1%3 others 16.7%
Votes
24,869
60.2% share
Winning margin
15,312
37.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.7%
of 83,074
Kharagpur is a safe seat — GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL won by 37.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | Congress (R) | 24,869 | 60.2% |
| 2 | KARUNAMAY BHATTACHARYA | Left | 9,557 | 23.1% |
| 3 | JATINDRA NATH MISRA | Left | 5,885 | 14.2% |
| 4 | SINGH UJAGUR | 570 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | SEKH MEHEDI HOSSAIN | BAC | 438 | 1.1% |
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 (132nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.1%
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
279 seats · 140 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.2%CPI 23.1%CPM 14.2%OTH 2.4%
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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