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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1959 by-elections
Jagatsinghpur
Winner — 1959 by-elections
B. DAS
INC 60.2%PSP 33.8%1 others 6.1%
Votes
36,371
60.2% share
Winning margin
15,970
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Jagatsinghpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 15,970 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total
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 (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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43rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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40th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,382
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,852 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population33.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity27.5%
Sanitation14.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated97.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate53.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance45.3%
What's nearby?
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