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Odisha · PC 20 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Sundargarh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
CHRISTOPHER EKKA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 41.3%JNP 25.0%5 others 33.7%
Votes
1,03,983
41.3% share
Winning margin
40,951
16.3% of votes
Total votes cast
2,51,966
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHRISTOPHER EKKA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,03,983 | 41.3% |
| 2 | GANGADHAR PRADHAN | Janata / Lok Dal | 63,032 | 25.0% |
| 3 | DEVANANDA AMAT | JNP(S) | 41,532 | 16.5% |
| 4 | C.D.LUGUN | JKD | 26,250 | 10.4% |
| 5 | DAVID MUNZNI | IND | 7,171 | 2.9% |
| 6 | ROHIL KUMAR ORAM | SUC | 5,750 | 2.3% |
| 7 | MAHADEO ORAON | IND | 4,248 | 1.7% |
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 (19th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.2% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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19th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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8th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 41.3%JNP 25.0%JNP(S) 16.5%JKD 10.4%OTH 6.8%
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%
Figures are for Ganjam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.