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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1987
Kharagpur Town
Winner — 1987
GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL
INC· INC
INC 55.3%CPM 39.6%7 others 5.2%
Votes
37,850
55.3% share
Winning margin
10,770
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.7%
of 1,16,655
Kharagpur Town is a safe seat — GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | INC | 37,850 | 55.3% |
| 2 | JATINDRA MITRA | Left Front | 27,080 | 39.6% |
| 3 | PRADIP KUMAR PATNAIK | BJP | 2,246 | 3.3% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA KISHORE TEWARI | 485 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | SUGANDHI MISHRA | IND | 226 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PREM KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 202 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SUBHENDU MUKHOPADHYAY | IND | 134 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SWAPAN MAITY | IND | 131 | 0.2% |
| 9 | INDRA KISHORE MISHRA | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (270th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.2% · max 23.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
270th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
111th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.3%CPM 39.6%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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