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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1961Reserved (ST)
Bolangir (ST)
Winner — 1961
SINGH CHANDRA SEKHAR
GP 77.3%INC 22.7%
Votes
16,361
77.3% share
Winning margin
11,554
54.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
32.5%
of 65,085
Bolangir (ST) is a safe seat — SINGH CHANDRA SEKHAR won by 54.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe54.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.0% · max 54.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
105th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
142nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 77.3%INC 22.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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