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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1961
Kodala West
Winner — 1961
DAS BISWANATH
INC· INC
INC 50.2%PSP 38.1%1 others 11.7%
Votes
15,409
50.2% share
Winning margin
3,721
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
55.5%
of 55,268
A clear win with a 12.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAS BISWANATH | INC | 15,409 | 50.2% |
| 2 | MAHARANA BANAMALI | Praja Socialist Party | 11,688 | 38.1% |
| 3 | EMARPU DASARATHI | 3,598 | 11.7% |
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 (22nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 4.8% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
22nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
34th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.2%PSP 38.1%GP 11.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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