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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1961
Nilgiri
Winner — 1961
MARDARAJ HARICHANDAN RAJA RAJENDRACHANDRA
GP 39.5%INC 31.6%1 others 28.9%
Votes
13,049
39.5% share
Winning margin
2,595
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.4%
of 64,348
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARDARAJ HARICHANDAN RAJA RAJENDRACHANDRA | 13,049 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | RAJA BALARAM | INC | 10,454 | 31.6% |
| 3 | DAS BANAMALI | Left | 9,570 | 28.9% |
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 (135th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.2% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
135th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
8th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 39.5%INC 31.6%CPI 28.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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