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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1957

Karanjia

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Winner — 1957

LAL SAHEB NALIN CHANDRA BHANJ DEO
GP
GP 35.1%INC 16.7%7 others 48.2%
Votes
5,483
35.1% share
Winning margin
2,874
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
30.3%
of 51,541

Karanjia is a safe seat — LAL SAHEB NALIN CHANDRA BHANJ DEO won by 18.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAL SAHEB NALIN CHANDRA BHANJ DEO
GP
5,48335.1%
2
CHARU CHANDRA DAS ADHIKARI
INC
2,60916.7%
3
SANATAN KARJEE
IND
1,81511.6%
4
BENUDHAR GIRI
IND
1,67210.7%
5
BISWANATH SAHU
PSP
1,4849.5%
6
BHAKTABANDHU MOHANTA
CPI
1,4189.1%
7
RAGHUNATH JERAI
IND
5943.8%
8
SIBAPRASAD MOHANTA
IND
2931.9%
9
NARENDRAMOHAN SOY
IND
2511.6%

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 (106th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.2% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
106th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
127th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 35.1%INC 16.7%IND 11.6%IND 10.7%PSP 9.5%CPI 9.1%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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