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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1951
Ruselkonda
Winner — 1951
DINABHANDHU BEHERA
INC 25.1%IND 23.3%5 others 51.6%
Votes
4,227
25.1% share
Winning margin
300
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
28.4%
of 59,394
Ruselkonda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 300 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINABHANDHU BEHERA | 4,227 | 25.1% | |
| 2 | GANGADHAR ALLUPATI | IND | 3,927 | 23.3% |
| 3 | SADHU CHARAN DAS | IND | 2,460 | 14.6% |
| 4 | LAKSHMANA DAS VIRA | IND | 2,123 | 12.6% |
| 5 | DANDAPANI PALO | IND | 2,076 | 12.3% |
| 6 | TRINATH MAHAPATRA | IND | 1,740 | 10.3% |
| 7 | GAURHARI BAHERA | IND | 288 | 1.7% |
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 (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
124th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.1%IND 23.3%IND 14.6%IND 12.6%IND 12.3%IND 10.3%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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