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Winner — 1977

SHAMESHER JANG BAHADUR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.9%CPI 18.0%8 others 24.1%
Votes
37,741
57.9% share
Winning margin
26,002
39.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,13,745

Kharagpur is a safe seat — SHAMESHER JANG BAHADUR SINGH won by 39.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAMESHER JANG BAHADUR SINGH
Janata
37,74157.9%
2
RAMDEO SINGH
Left
11,73918.0%
3
DASRATH SINGH
Left
4,1776.4%
4
TARNI PRASAD MANDAL
IND
4,0646.2%
5
SADANAND SINGH
INC
3,3585.2%
6
JAGDEO PASWAN
IND
1,8812.9%
7
RAJENDRA YADAV
IND
9481.5%
8
GANOURI SAH
IND
8261.3%
9
BHAGWAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
2120.3%
10
YAMUN YADAV
IND
2030.3%

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 (155th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
39.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.9%CPI 18.0%CPM 6.4%IND 6.2%INC 5.2%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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