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Winner — 1995

JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV
JD· Janata Dal
JD 41.2%BPP 16.4%22 others 42.4%
Votes
49,041
41.2% share
Winning margin
29,589
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,90,147

Kharagpur is a safe seat — JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV won by 24.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV
Janata Dal
49,04141.2%
2
ANAND MOHAN
BPP
19,45216.4%
3
SUKDEO YADAV
IND
19,09916.1%
4
SHAMSHER JANG BAHADUR SINGH
11,84410.0%
5
SHYAM SUNDAR PRASAD
BJP
8,7637.4%
6
OM PRAKASH SAHNI
4,1353.5%
7
SAMEER KUMAR SINGH
INC
2,1471.8%
8
RAJ KUMAR TANTI
IND
6650.6%
9
RAJENDRA PD. SAH
IND
6180.5%
10
PRAN BALLAV SINGH
IND
4640.4%
11
DEEPAK KUMAR
IND
4470.4%
12
UCHIT SINGH
IND
4020.3%
13
RAJENDRA MANDAL
IND
2640.2%
14
MD. FSA
IND
2420.2%
15
NAVIN KUMAR MANDAL
IND
1910.2%
16
ROHIT SINGH
IND
1870.2%
17
RAJENDRA YADAV
IND
1830.1%
18
SARVJEET KR. SINGH
IND
1630.1%
19
NARENDRA KUMAR YADAV
IND
1580.1%
20
KRISHNA MURARI YADAV
IND
1250.1%
21
SUBHASH SINGH
IND
990.1%
22
SUKHDEO YADAV
IND
830.1%
23
ARUN YADAV
IND
800.1%
24
SUKHDEO PD. SINGH
IND
690.1%

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
lean
24.9%
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
JD 41.2%BPP 16.4%IND 16.1%SAP 10.0%BJP 7.4%OTH 9.0%

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?

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