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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1961
Berchana
Winner — 1961
LENKA DHANANJAYA
INC· INC
INC 41.9%PSP 33.1%1 others 25.0%
Votes
14,111
41.9% share
Winning margin
2,957
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
49.6%
of 67,890
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LENKA DHANANJAYA | INC | 14,111 | 41.9% |
| 2 | DAS JAGANNATH | Praja Socialist Party | 11,154 | 33.1% |
| 3 | JENA DUSASAN | Left | 8,438 | 25.0% |
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.
Low turnout (118th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.7% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
118th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
75th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%PSP 33.1%CPI 25.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)
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Churangarh Fort locally known as Sarangarh
🏛️MonumentASI
Churangarh Fort locally known as Sarangarh
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.