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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 228 · 2021

Kharagpur

Winner — 2021

DINEN ROY
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 54.9%BJP 36.7%5 others 8.4%
Votes
1,09,727
54.9% share
Winning margin
36,230
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
87.7%
of 2,28,100

Kharagpur is a safe seat — DINEN ROY won by 18.1%.

Seat history

3 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINEN ROY
AITC
All India Trinamool Congress
1,09,72754.9%
2
TAPAN BHUYA
NDA
73,49736.7%
3
SYED SADDAM ALI
11,2455.6%
NOTA
NOTA
2,3141.2%
5
SEKH ABDUR RAHAMAN
HUMP
1,6900.8%
6
MANIK CHANDRA PARIA
9540.5%
7
BARSHA MAHAPATRA
AMB
6170.3%

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

Average turnout (68th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 1.3% · max 55.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
68th of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
138th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.9%BJP 36.7%CPM 5.6%OTH 1.6%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 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?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

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Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

🏛️MonumentASI

Navaratna Temple Complex and Kalachand Temple Complex

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

Temples of Bandopadhaya family

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Temples of Bandopadhaya family

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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