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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 180 · 1985
Kharagpur
Winner — 1985
RAJENDRA PD. SINGH
INC· INC
INC 31.7%LKD 19.9%13 others 48.4%
Votes
28,738
31.7% share
Winning margin
10,720
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,44,773
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRA PD. SINGH | INC | 28,738 | 31.7% |
| 2 | JAI PRAKASH NA. YADAV | Lok Dal | 18,018 | 19.9% |
| 3 | SUKHDEO YADAV | IND | 17,523 | 19.3% |
| 4 | THAKUR RAM BARAN SINGH | Janata | 13,943 | 15.4% |
| 5 | NAVIN KUMAR NAVIN | IND | 3,938 | 4.3% |
| 6 | RUPESH KUMAR | BJP | 2,679 | 3.0% |
| 7 | BHUPENDRA KAPRI | Left | 1,526 | 1.7% |
| 8 | SURYA NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 1,215 | 1.3% |
| 9 | KESHAV TATI | IND | 967 | 1.1% |
| 10 | BIPIN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 820 | 0.9% |
| 11 | VASANT PRASAD SINGH | IND | 562 | 0.6% |
| 12 | JHARI LAL HEMRAM | IND | 240 | 0.3% |
| 13 | KISHUN YADAV | IND | 231 | 0.3% |
| 14 | KANHAIYA PD. SAH | IND | 176 | 0.2% |
| 15 | KEDAR PD. KESHRI | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
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
lean11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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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
INC 31.7%LKD 19.9%IND 19.3%JNP 15.4%OTH 13.7%
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?
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