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Odisha · PC 21 · 1996Reserved (ST)

Keonjhar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

MADHABA SARDAR
INC· INC
INC 45.8%BJP 25.2%6 others 29.0%
Votes
2,79,971
45.8% share
Winning margin
1,25,910
20.6% of votes
Total votes cast
6,11,062
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADHABA SARDAR
INC
2,79,97145.8%
2
HARIHAR SOREN
BJP
1,54,06125.2%
3
PRANA BALLAV NAYAK
United Front
1,53,19625.1%
4
MOHAN TUDU
IND
9,5961.6%
5
JAYARAM MURMU
HJKP
6,2091.0%
6
PRAHLAD NAIK
IND
4,1920.7%
7
LAXMI DEVI MUNDA
IND
3,1850.5%
8
GURU CHARAN HAIBURU
IND
6520.1%

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
20.6%
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
INC 45.8%BJP 25.2%JD 25.1%OTH 3.9%

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
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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