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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPENDRANATH NAYAK | NDA (NDA) | 3,47,906 | 54.1% |
| 2 | MADHABA SARDAR | INC | 2,61,631 | 40.7% |
| 3 | SAHARAI ORAM | 19,967 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | SHIVA PRASAD SINGH | 9,005 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | SURENDRA MAJHI | 3,847 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | SONARAM HAIBURU | IND | 812 | 0.1% |
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
safe13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
7th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
2nd of 21How 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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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 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.



