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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 73 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Salepur

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Winner — 1957

PRADIPTA KISHORE DAS
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
Also elected — same seat
BAIDHAR BEHERA
PSP· 22,991 votes
PSP 25.2%INC 23.0%6 others 51.8%
Votes
28,306
25.2% share
Winning margin
2,431
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
43.1%
of 1,30,276

A closely fought contest. PRADIPTA KISHORE DAS won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADIPTA KISHORE DAS
PSP
28,30625.2%
2
SURENDRANATH PATTANAIK
INC
25,87523.0%
3
BAIDHAR BEHERA
PSP
22,99120.5%
4
NIRANJAN JENA
INC
21,46219.1%
5
ABDUL MUTALIP
IND
4,8394.3%
6
KHETRAMOHAN SWAIN
IND
3,1992.9%
7
BHAGIRATHI MISHRA
GP
2,9222.6%
8
ARJUNA SAMAL
GP
2,7922.5%

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

High turnout (13th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 49.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
13th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 25.2%INC 23.0%PSP 20.5%INC 19.1%OTH 12.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,20,946
Density
231 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,291 km²
SC population14.5%
ST population55.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.5%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation9.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate38.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Clean cooking fuel19.0%
Health insurance48.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Maize

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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