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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1957Reserved (ST)

Rajgangpur

Winner — 1957

SHANTI PRAKAS ORAM
IND
IND 30.9%GP 30.3%3 others 38.7%
Votes
7,739
30.9% share
Winning margin
143
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
46.3%
of 54,079

Rajgangpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 143 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANTI PRAKAS ORAM
IND
7,73930.9%
2
DEBANANDA AMAT
7,59630.4%
3
AGAPIT LAKRA
7,49429.9%
4
NISTAR ORAM
1,6506.6%
5
SAMUEL TOPPO
IND
5522.2%

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 (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 38.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
62nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
143rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.9%GP 30.4%INC 29.9%PSP 6.6%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Four Buddhist Images in the Sub-collector’s Residential Complex

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Four Buddhist Images in the Sub-collector’s Residential Complex

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Jagannatha Temple

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Jagannatha Temple

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Mahratta Bridge Locally Known as Atharnulla

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Mahratta Bridge Locally Known as Atharnulla

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Monolith Called Chandeswar Pillar

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Monolith Called Chandeswar Pillar

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Rock-Inscription, Jajpur

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Rock-Inscription

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Three Colossal Matrika Images in the Sub-Collector’s complex

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Three Colossal Matrika Images in the Sub-Collector’s complex

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Trilochanesvara Temple

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Trilochanesvara Temple

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Varahanatha Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Varahanatha 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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