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Odisha · PC 13 · 2009
Kandhamal
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
RUDRAMADHAB RAY
BJD· BJD
BJD 44.6%INC 23.2%7 others 32.2%
Votes
3,15,314
44.5% share
Winning margin
1,51,007
21.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,07,748
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total
Average turnout (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 1.0% · max 43.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
14th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
6th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 44.5%INC 23.2%BJP 20.8%OTH 11.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
Figures are for Kandhamal, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Berhampur Patta (Phoda Kumbha) SareeGI🏺Brass and Bell Metal🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI
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Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples
🏛️MonumentASI
Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples
Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara
🏛️MonumentASI
Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.