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Odisha · PC 21 · 1998Reserved (ST)

Keonjhar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

UPENDRANATH NAYAK
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.1%INC 40.7%4 others 5.2%
Votes
3,47,906
54.1% share
Winning margin
86,275
13.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,43,168
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UPENDRANATH NAYAK
NDA (NDA)
3,47,90654.1%
2
MADHABA SARDAR
INC
2,61,63140.7%
3
SAHARAI ORAM
19,9673.1%
4
SHIVA PRASAD SINGH
9,0051.4%
5
SURENDRA MAJHI
3,8470.6%
6
SONARAM HAIBURU
IND
8120.1%

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
13.4%
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
BJP 54.1%INC 40.7%OTH 5.2%

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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