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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 52 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

Dheknanal

Winner — 1957

SANKARPRATAP SINGDEO MAHENDRA BAHADUR RAJA
Also elected — same seat
KALIA DEHURI
GP· 29,872 votes
GP 37.7%GP 37.6%2 others 24.7%
Votes
29,935
37.7% share
Winning margin
19,746
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
32.5%
of 1,22,143

Dheknanal is a safe seat — SANKARPRATAP SINGDEO MAHENDRA BAHADUR RAJA won by 24.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANKARPRATAP SINGDEO MAHENDRA BAHADUR RAJA
29,93537.7%
2
KALIA DEHURI
29,87237.6%
3
SURENDRAMOHAN PATNAIK
10,18912.8%
4
BINOD PADHAN
9,45911.9%

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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 0.6% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
103rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
89th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 37.7%GP 37.6%INC 12.8%INC 11.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
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Four Buddhist images

🏛️MonumentASI

Four Buddhist images

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Hill containing many valuable sculptures and images

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill containing many valuable sculptures and images

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Jagannatha temple including Muktesvara Snana Bedi, Bhogasala and compound wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Jagannatha temple including Muktesvara Snana Bedi, Bhogasala and compound wall

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Maharatta Bridge locally known as Atharnulla and also known as Tentulimala Bridge

🏛️MonumentASI

Maharatta Bridge locally known as Atharnulla and also known as Tentulimala Bridge

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Monolith called Chandeswar pillar

🏛️MonumentASI

Monolith called Chandeswar pillar

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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