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Odisha · PC 19 · 1980
Dhenkanal
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
RAJA KAMAKHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO MAHINDRA BAHADUR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 63.0%JNP(S) 17.7%4 others 19.3%
Votes
1,82,036
63.0% share
Winning margin
1,31,032
45.4% of votes
Total votes cast
2,88,781
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA KAMAKHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO MAHINDRA BAHADUR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,82,036 | 63.0% |
| 2 | SUSHIL KUMAR PATNAIK | JNP(S) | 51,004 | 17.7% |
| 3 | JOGENDRANATH TRIPATHY | Janata / Lok Dal | 31,066 | 10.8% |
| 4 | RAJ KISHORE MISRA | IND | 9,803 | 3.4% |
| 5 | KASHINATH NANDA | IND | 7,823 | 2.7% |
| 6 | KUMAR DILLESWAR PRADHAN | IND | 7,049 | 2.4% |
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
safe45.4%
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%
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3rd of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 63.0%JNP(S) 17.7%JNP 10.8%OTH 8.5%
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.