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Odisha · PC 8 · 1984
Puri
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
BRAJAMOHAN MOHENTY
INC· INC
INC 52.6%JNP 29.6%6 others 17.8%
Votes
2,39,019
52.6% share
Winning margin
1,04,440
23.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,54,749
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJAMOHAN MOHENTY | INC | 2,39,019 | 52.6% |
| 2 | RANJIT MOHANTY | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,34,579 | 29.6% |
| 3 | PARTAP CHANDRA RATH | BJP | 37,291 | 8.2% |
| 4 | GHANASHYAM JENA | IND | 16,068 | 3.5% |
| 5 | PRADIPTA KUMAR DASH | Janata / Lok Dal | 13,589 | 3.0% |
| 6 | PRADYUMMA KUMAR SATPATHY | IND | 8,578 | 1.9% |
| 7 | CHINTAMANI MISHRA | IND | 3,496 | 0.8% |
| 8 | DEVIPRASAD MISHRA | IND | 2,129 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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13th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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18th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.6%JNP 29.6%BJP 8.2%OTH 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%
What's nearby?
20 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.