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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1951
Purusottampur
Winner — 1951
HARIHAR DAS
INC 30.1%CPI 25.1%6 others 44.8%
Votes
5,714
30.1% share
Winning margin
946
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
36.9%
of 51,446
A closely fought contest. HARIHAR DAS won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARIHAR DAS | 5,714 | 30.1% | |
| 2 | SADANANDA MAHANTI | 4,768 | 25.1% | |
| 3 | LAXMINARAYAN PATNAIK | IND | 4,417 | 23.3% |
| 4 | R BAIDYANADHAM | IND | 1,769 | 9.3% |
| 5 | MARKAND SAHU | IND | 1,074 | 5.7% |
| 6 | LAXMAN MAHAPATRA | IND | 714 | 3.8% |
| 7 | NARAYAN SABATO | IND | 287 | 1.5% |
| 8 | GAURHARI SAHU | IND | 235 | 1.2% |
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.
Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
94th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
129th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.1%CPI 25.1%IND 23.3%IND 9.3%IND 5.7%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,36,971
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,668 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.4%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation24.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Children underweight (under 5)11.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel30.5%
Health insurance56.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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