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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 46 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Champua

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Winner — 1957

MISRA RAJBALLAV
GP
Also elected — same seat
NAIK GURUCHARAN
GP· 10,393 votes
GP 30.3%GP 21.4%6 others 48.3%
Votes
14,701
30.3% share
Winning margin
7,919
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
23.4%
of 1,03,695

Champua is a safe seat — MISRA RAJBALLAV won by 16.3%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1951 vs 1957

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MISRA RAJBALLAV
GP
14,70130.3%
2
NAIK GURUCHARAN
GP
10,39321.4%
3
MAHANTA BHAGIRATHI
INC
6,78214.0%
4
NAIK HRISHIKESH
INC
5,51611.4%
5
PADHAN BANSHIDHAR
IND
4,2298.7%
6
MUNDA PATRAS
IND
3,9378.1%
7
MUNDA SADANANDA
IND
1,5323.2%
8
HO SAMA
IND
1,4463.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (105th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.0% · max 54.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
105th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
142nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 30.3%GP 21.4%INC 14.0%INC 11.4%IND 8.7%IND 8.1%OTH 6.1%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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