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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1951

Ersama

Winner — 1951

GAURISHYAM NAIK
INC 45.6%SP 28.0%2 others 26.4%
Votes
12,040
45.6% share
Winning margin
4,644
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.1%
of 54,881

Ersama is a safe seat — GAURISHYAM NAIK won by 17.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAURISHYAM NAIK
12,04045.6%
2
NARENDRANATH JENA
7,39628.0%
3
LOKANATH CHAUDHURY
6,24323.6%
4
PURNA CHANDRA NAIK
7172.7%

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.

Average turnout (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%SP 28.0%CPI 23.6%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,382
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,852 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population33.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity27.5%
Sanitation14.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated97.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate53.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance45.3%

What's nearby?

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