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Odisha · PC 18 · 1998

Deogarh

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

DEBENDRA PRADHAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.3%INC 36.4%7 others 11.2%
Votes
3,46,820
52.3% share
Winning margin
1,05,427
15.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,62,678
Candidates
9
Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEBENDRA PRADHAN
NDA (NDA)
3,46,82052.3%
2
SHRIBALLAV PANIGRAHI
INC
2,41,39336.4%
3
RABI NARAYAN PANI
55,2088.3%
4
PANCHU SENAPATI
SJP(R)
6,0260.9%
5
TEVA CHARAN BUDA
5,6120.8%
6
NARENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN
AJBP
3,2810.5%
7
RAMAKRUSHNA NANDA
1,6440.3%
8
SHESADEB PANDA
IND
1,5530.2%
9
CHANDRA SHEKHAR PATEL
1,1410.2%

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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
20th of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.3%INC 36.4%JD 8.3%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%

What's nearby?

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