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Odisha · PC 21 · 1989Reserved (ST)

Keonjhar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

GOVIND CHANDRA MUNDA
JD· National Front
JD 60.9%INC 33.3%4 others 5.9%
Votes
2,79,226
60.9% share
Winning margin
1,26,532
27.6% of votes
Total votes cast
4,58,803
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVIND CHANDRA MUNDA
National Front
2,79,22660.9%
2
KUMAR MAJHI
INC
1,52,69433.3%
3
K.K.MURMU
JKD
10,8172.4%
4
PRAHALAD NAIK
IND
6,9731.5%
5
LAXMI DHAR DAS
JNP(JP)
6,7051.5%
6
SALKHU HEMBRAM
IND
2,3880.5%

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 (7th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
7th of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
2nd of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 60.9%INC 33.3%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,647
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,807 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population50.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Koraput, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.7%
Electricity25.4%
Sanitation17.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate40.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance54.6%

What's nearby?

6 locations
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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.

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