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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1977
Kharagpur Town
Winner — 1977
SUDHIR DASSHARMA
JNP· Janata
JNP 34.3%CPM 23.5%6 others 42.2%
Votes
14,396
34.3% share
Winning margin
4,524
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
39.6%
of 1,05,831
A clear win with a 10.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR DASSHARMA | Janata | 14,396 | 34.3% |
| 2 | JATINDRA NATH MITRA | Left Front | 9,872 | 23.5% |
| 3 | GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | INC | 8,919 | 21.3% |
| 4 | M. A. RAHMAN | Left Front | 6,792 | 16.2% |
| 5 | KAMESHWAR KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,341 | 3.2% |
| 6 | JAGANATH DUTT | IND | 330 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JAHAR LAL PAUL | IND | 204 | 0.5% |
| 8 | CHANCHAL CHATTERJEE | IND | 103 | 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.
Low turnout (270th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.2% · max 23.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
270th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
111th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 34.3%CPM 23.5%INC 21.3%CPI 16.2%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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