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Odisha · PC 2 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Ganjam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
MOHAN NAYAK
Also elected — same seat
UMA CHARAN PATNAIK
Independent· 1,20,057 votes
INC 23.4%IND 22.0%4 others 54.6%
Votes
1,27,558
23.4% share
Winning margin
17,153
3.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,45,590
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAN NAYAKElected | 1,27,558 | 23.4% | |
| 2 | UMA CHARAN PATNAIKElected | IND | 1,20,057 | 22.0% |
| 3 | GANESH MAHAPATRA | 1,10,405 | 20.2% | |
| 4 | SAPUA NAIK | IND | 75,971 | 13.9% |
| 5 | SATANANDA PADHI | 62,251 | 11.4% | |
| 6 | ISWAR NAIK | 49,348 | 9.0% |
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 (16th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.5% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
16th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
7th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.4%IND 22.0%INC 20.2%IND 13.9%GP 11.4%GP 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.