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Odisha · PC 4 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Bhanjanagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
MOHAN NAYAK
INC· INC
INC 86.0%SOC 14.0%
Votes
40,735
86.0% share
Winning margin
34,124
72.1% of votes
Total votes cast
47,346
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAN NAYAK | INC | 40,735 | 86.0% |
| 2 | DONDAPANI DAS | SOC Praja Socialist Party | 6,611 | 14.0% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe72.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.6% · max 72.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 86.0%SOC 14.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
Figures are for Kendujhar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta
Paintings on the Rock ( Ravana Chhaya, etc)
🏛️MonumentASI
Paintings on the Rock ( Ravana Chhaya, etc)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.