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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1956 by-elections
Bolangir
Winner — 1956 by-elections
N.K. MISRA
GAN
Elected unopposed— the sole nominated candidate won without a contest, so no poll was held.
Votes
—
— share
Winning margin
—
no contest
Total candidates
1
Bolangir was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than — votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
1 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.K. MISRA | GAN | 0 | 0.0% |
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 (31st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean— NOT REPORTEDMORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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31st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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23rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— 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
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.