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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 224 · 2006

Kharagpur Town

Winner — 2006

GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL
INC· INC + GNLF (UPA)
INC 38.7%RJD 27.3%4 others 34.0%
Votes
30,528
38.7% share
Winning margin
8,975
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.2%
of 1,33,216

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL
INC + GNLF (UPA)
30,52838.7%
2
PREM CHANDRA JHA
21,55327.3%
3
DEBASIS CHOUDHURY
AITC
17,87422.6%
4
SATYADEO SHARMA
5,7487.3%
5
D. JAGANNATH
IND
1,7982.3%
6
NARESH MONGRE
IJP
1,4201.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (270th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.2% · max 23.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
270th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
111th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.7%RJD 27.3%AITC 22.6%SP 7.3%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bengal PatachitraGI🏺Fabricated Steel Products🏺Madur (Mat) & Mat products🏺Sabai grass-based handicraft🏺Sal leaf based products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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