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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1961Reserved (ST)

Malkangiri (ST)

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Winner — 1961

NAYAK GURU
GP
GP 59.1%INC 40.9%
Votes
6,230
59.1% share
Winning margin
1,924
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
16.7%
of 63,241

Malkangiri (ST) is a safe seat — NAYAK GURU won by 18.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAYAK GURU
GP
6,23059.1%
2
BURUDA JAGONATH
INC
INC
4,30640.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 1.5% · max 38.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
58th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
76th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 59.1%INC 40.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,79,505
Density
274 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,114 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population30.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity60.5%
Sanitation26.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.8%
Women literate79.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.5%
Clean cooking fuel41.8%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Vikramkhol

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
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Rock Inscription, Vikramkhol

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock Inscription

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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