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Odisha · PC 4 · 2014Reserved (ST)
Keonjhar
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
SAKUNTALA LAGURI
BJD· BJD
BJD 40.1%BJP 25.6%7 others 34.3%
Votes
4,34,471
40.1% share
Winning margin
1,57,317
14.5% of votes
Total votes cast
10,83,869
Candidates
9
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total
High turnout (4th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.6% · max 72.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 40.1%BJP 25.6%INC 17.6%IND 9.4%OTH 4.9%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.52 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
Figures are for Kendujhar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta
Paintings on the Rock ( Ravana Chhaya, etc)
🏛️MonumentASI
Paintings on the Rock ( Ravana Chhaya, etc)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.