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Kharagpur Town
West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1996
142,076
Electors
94,907
Votes polled
66.80%
Turnout
15,124
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gyan Singh Sohanpal
Won
Male
|
INC | 39,983 | 42.13% |
| 2 |
Kalidas Nayak
Male
|
CPM | 24,859 | 26.19% |
| 3 |
Satyadeo Sharma
Male
|
IND | 12,554 | 13.23% |
| 4 |
Goutam Chowbey
Male
|
IND | 10,428 | 10.99% |
| 5 |
Pradip Kr. Patnaik
Male
|
BJP | 5,934 | 6.25% |
| 6 |
Md. Hanif
Male
|
JMM | 396 | 0.42% |
| 7 |
Subhrendu Mukherjee
Male
|
SHS | 292 | 0.31% |
| 8 |
Nagradan
Male
|
IND | 200 | 0.21% |
| 9 |
Dibyendu Dutta
Male
|
IND | 143 | 0.15% |
| 10 |
Biswajit Sengupta
Male
|
IND | 118 | 0.12% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Kharagpur Town Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
Gyan Singh Sohanpal
Male
INC
|
— |
Prem Chandra Jha
Male
RJD
|
— |
| 2001 |
Gyan Singh Sohanpal
Male
INC
|
46.85% |
Lalji Pandey
Male
CPM
|
31.57% |
| 1996 |
Gyan Singh Sohanpal
Male
INC
|
42.13% |
Kalidas Nayak
Male
CPM
|
26.19% |
| 1991 |
Gyan Msingh Sohanpal
Male
INC
|
46.40% |
Kali Nayek
Male
CPM
|
31.68% |
| 1987 |
Gyan Singh Sohanpal
Male
INC
|
55.29% |
Jatindra Mitra
Male
CPM
|
39.56% |
| 1982 |
Gyan Singh Sohanpal
Male
ICS
|
52.54% |
Jatin Mitra
Male
CPM
|
40.84% |
| 1977 |
Sudhir Dassharma
Male
JnP
|
34.31% |
Jatindra Nath Mitra
Male
CPM
|
23.53% |