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Cuttack

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

NITYANAND KANUNGO
INC· INC
INC 56.5%PSP 41.2%1 others 2.3%
Votes
88,340
56.5% share
Winning margin
23,953
15.3% of votes
Total votes cast
1,56,346
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NITYANAND KANUNGO
INC
88,34056.5%
2
NISHAMANI KHUNTIA
Praja Socialist Party
64,38741.2%
3
SYED FAZAL HAQUE
IND
3,6192.3%

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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 40.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
17th of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
19th of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.5%PSP 41.2%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%

Figures are for Kendrapara, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Hill Containing Many Valuable Sculptures Images & Inscriptions etc.

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Hill Containing Many Valuable Sculptures Images & Inscriptions etc.

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Pancha Pandava Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Pancha Pandava Temple

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Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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