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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 224 · 2026
Kharagpur Sadar
Winner — 2026
DILIP GHOSH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.5%AITC 36.7%8 others 7.8%
Votes
89,885
55.6% share
Winning margin
30,506
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
89.6%
of 1,80,764
Kharagpur Sadar is a safe seat — DILIP GHOSH won by 18.9%.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DILIP GHOSH | BJP (NDA) | 89,885 | 55.6% |
| 2 | PRADIP SARKAR |  AITC | 59,379 | 36.7% |
| 3 | MADHUSUDAN ROY | 5,451 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | DR. PAPIYA CHAKRABORTY | 2,879 | 1.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,290 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SURANJAN MAHAPATRA | 806 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | GOKUL KHATICK | 775 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | BISHNU KUMAR SAHU | IND | 563 | 0.3% |
| 9 | T. ANIL SINGH | RASLJP | 355 | 0.2% |
| 10 | AZFAR ALI KHAN | IND | 278 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (270th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.9%
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
BJP 55.6%AITC 36.7%OTH 6.9%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A 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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