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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 224 · 2011
Kharagpur Sadar
Winner — 2011
GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL
INC· AITC + INC
INC 55.1%CPM 31.4%6 others 13.5%
Votes
75,425
55.1% share
Winning margin
32,369
23.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,95,162
Kharagpur Sadar is a safe seat — GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL won by 23.6%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | AITC + INC | 75,425 | 55.1% |
| 2 | ANIL KUMAR DAS | Left Front | 43,056 | 31.4% |
| 3 | PREM CHANDRA JHA | BJP | 9,303 | 6.8% |
| 4 | SATYA DEO SHARMA | IND | 5,191 | 3.8% |
| 5 | SURANJAN MAHAPATRA | 1,525 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | SANJAY SHANKAR | 1,020 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | SUBODH MESHRAM | 915 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | NAGRAJAN | 563 | 0.4% |
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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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.6%
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 55.1%CPM 31.4%BJP 6.8%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 Cr
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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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