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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1952 by-elections
Mahanga
Winner — 1952 by-elections
P.K. DAS
PSP 52.8%INC 41.4%1 others 5.8%
Votes
11,569
52.8% share
Winning margin
2,511
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Mahanga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,511 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total
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?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
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77%
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65th of 147How crowded is the field?
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3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 147How much NOTA?
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2.3%
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12th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.