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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 224 · 2001
Kharagpur Town
Winner — 2001
GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL
INC· AITC + INC
INC 46.8%CPM 31.6%3 others 21.6%
Votes
36,987
46.9% share
Winning margin
12,064
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
53.5%
of 1,47,508
Kharagpur Town is a safe seat — GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GYAN SINGH SOHANPAL | AITC + INC | 36,987 | 46.9% |
| 2 | LALJI PANDEY | Left Front | 24,923 | 31.6% |
| 3 | SATYA DEO SHARMA | 8,581 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | PATTANAYEK PRADIP KUMAR | BJP | 7,446 | 9.4% |
| 5 | MATA PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 1,015 | 1.3% |
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
lean15.3%
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
INC 46.9%CPM 31.6%NCP 10.9%BJP 9.4%OTH 1.3%
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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