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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 36 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Sundargarh

Winner — 1951

KRUPANIDHI NAIK
Also elected — same seat
DWARIKANATH KUSUM
GP· 16,330 votes
INC 17.5%GP 15.8%8 others 66.7%
Votes
18,212
17.6% share
Winning margin
1,848
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
42.1%
of 1,23,170

Sundargarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,848 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRUPANIDHI NAIK
18,21217.6%
2
HARIHAR PATEL
16,36415.8%
3
DWARIKANATH KUSUM
16,33015.7%
4
DAITARI TANTI
15,82815.3%
5
RANGABALLAV AMAT
IND
13,22112.7%
6
NIRODA GOPAL GOSWAMI
IND
10,74510.3%
7
MUNU PANA
IND
3,4003.3%
8
JAYADEB PAN
IND
3,3193.2%
9
UGRASEN PURUSETH
3,2873.2%
10
GUSTALI MUNDA
IND
3,0893.0%

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 (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.8% · max 63.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 17.6%GP 15.8%GP 15.7%INC 15.3%IND 12.7%IND 10.3%OTH 12.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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