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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1961
Sundergarh
Winner — 1961
PATEL HARIHAR
GP 56.7%INC 30.8%3 others 12.5%
Votes
14,204
56.7% share
Winning margin
6,495
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.5%
of 66,799
Sundergarh is a safe seat — PATEL HARIHAR won by 25.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL HARIHAR | 14,204 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | NAIK KRUPANIDHI | INC | 7,709 | 30.8% |
| 3 | KUSUM DWAKANATH | IND | 1,386 | 5.5% |
| 4 | PATEL RAMCHARAN | Praja Socialist Party | 1,175 | 4.7% |
| 5 | KISAN DASARU | JP | 560 | 2.2% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 2.4% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
7th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
80th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 56.7%INC 30.8%IND 5.5%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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