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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 180 · 1977
Kharagpur
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMESHER JANG BAHADUR SINGH | Janata | 37,741 | 57.9% |
| 2 | RAMDEO SINGH | Left | 11,739 | 18.0% |
| 3 | DASRATH SINGH | Left | 4,177 | 6.4% |
| 4 | TARNI PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 4,064 | 6.2% |
| 5 | SADANAND SINGH | INC | 3,358 | 5.2% |
| 6 | JAGDEO PASWAN | IND | 1,881 | 2.9% |
| 7 | RAJENDRA YADAV | IND | 948 | 1.5% |
| 8 | GANOURI SAH | IND | 826 | 1.3% |
| 9 | BHAGWAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 212 | 0.3% |
| 10 | YAMUN YADAV | IND | 203 | 0.3% |
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
lean39.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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111th of 243Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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