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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1961
Dhamnagar
Winner — 1961
JENA MURALIDHAR
INC· INC
INC 49.6%PSP 47.7%1 others 2.6%
Votes
19,852
49.6% share
Winning margin
746
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.5%
of 77,716
Dhamnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 746 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JENA MURALIDHAR | INC | 19,852 | 49.6% |
| 2 | NAYAK BAISHNAB | Praja Socialist Party | 19,106 | 47.8% |
| 3 | RATH NIRAD BHUSAN | IND | 1,056 | 2.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (26th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 0.5% · max 60.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
26th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
118th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.6%PSP 47.8%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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