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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1952 by-elections

Kendrapara

Winner — 1952 by-elections

N. PURUSOTTAM
INC 44.1%IND 31.6%4 others 24.3%
Votes
15,071
44.1% share
Winning margin
4,264
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6

Kendrapara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 4,264 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. PURUSOTTAM
15,0710.0%
2
M. JADUMANI
IND
10,8070.0%
3
S. DHRUBECHARAN
5,3230.0%
4
D. NANDAKISHORE
IND
1,4450.0%
5
M. RAGHUNATH
IND
1,1950.0%
6
D. LOKNATH
IND
3470.0%

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 (39th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.1% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
39th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
48th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton🏺Onion
🏛️

Chausathi Yogini Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Chausathi Yogini Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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