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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 17 · 19512 seats · 1 ST
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Winner — 1951
MADAN DEHURI
Also elected — same seat
BAISHNAB CHARAN PATNAIK
CPI· 9,767 votes
CPI 23.6%CPI 19.9%5 others 56.5%
Votes
11,564
23.6% share
Winning margin
1,986
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
25.5%
of 96,007
A closely fought contest. MADAN DEHURI won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN DEHURI | 11,564 | 23.6% | |
| 2 | BAISHNAB CHARAN PATNAIK | 9,767 | 19.9% | |
| 3 | BRAJAKISHORE DHALA | 9,578 | 19.6% | |
| 4 | BUDHIA DEHURI | 8,006 | 16.3% | |
| 5 | ADWAIT CHARAN DAS | IND | 4,707 | 9.6% |
| 6 | NARAYAN MISRA | IND | 3,549 | 7.2% |
| 7 | KAMPAL PARIDA | IND | 1,822 | 3.7% |
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.
Low turnout (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
133rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 23.6%CPI 19.9%INC 19.6%SP 16.3%IND 9.6%IND 7.2%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
3 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.