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Odisha · PC 19 · 1967
Dhenkanal
Winner — Lok Sabha 1967
R.K.P.S.D.M. BAHADUR
SWA· Jan Sangh-led
SWA 63.2%INC 24.8%1 others 12.0%
Votes
1,44,806
63.2% share
Winning margin
88,045
38.4% of votes
Total votes cast
2,29,151
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.K.P.S.D.M. BAHADUR | Jan Sangh-led | 1,44,806 | 63.2% |
| 2 | M.M. PRADHAN | INC | 56,761 | 24.8% |
| 3 | C.S. MAHAPATRA | IND | 27,584 | 12.0% |
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.
Low turnout (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.6% · max 50.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
21st of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
3rd of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 63.2%INC 24.8%IND 12.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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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.