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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1961Reserved (SC)
Kotpad (SC)
Winner — 1961
BAKRIA MAHADEBO
INC· INC
INC 61.6%GP 23.8%2 others 14.6%
Votes
8,160
61.6% share
Winning margin
5,013
37.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
23.4%
of 56,704
Kotpad (SC) is a safe seat — BAKRIA MAHADEBO won by 37.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAKRIA MAHADEBO | INC | 8,160 | 61.6% |
| 2 | NAYAK LAICHAN | 3,147 | 23.8% | |
| 3 | MIRGAN JHITURU | Left | 1,304 | 9.8% |
| 4 | BISSAYI GORA | IND | 629 | 4.8% |
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 (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.5% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
6th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
95th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.6%GP 23.8%CPI 9.8%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
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