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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1951

Mahanga

Winner — 1951

MAHAMMAD ATTAHAR
INC 24.0%SP 23.2%5 others 52.8%
Votes
4,122
24.0% share
Winning margin
123
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
36.1%
of 47,607

Mahanga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 123 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHAMMAD ATTAHAR
4,12224.0%
2
PRADIPTA KISHORE DAS
3,99923.2%
3
SACHIDANANDA JENA
IND
2,90616.9%
4
GOKULANANDA PRADHAN
IND
2,13212.4%
5
MADHUSUDHAN DAS
KMPP
1,86210.8%
6
NARENDRANATH MISRA
IND
1,72610.0%
7
DAYANIDHI MISRA
IND
4592.7%

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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
65th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
12th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.0%SP 23.2%IND 16.9%IND 12.4%KMPP 10.8%IND 10.0%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
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

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