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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1961Reserved (ST)
Bisra (ST)
Winner — 1961
BHAGAT PREMCHAND
GP 27.0%INC 24.6%3 others 48.4%
Votes
6,783
27.0% share
Winning margin
584
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.1%
of 67,777
A closely fought contest. BHAGAT PREMCHAND won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGAT PREMCHAND | 6,783 | 27.0% | |
| 2 | KHARIA JUNAS | INC | 6,199 | 24.6% |
| 3 | XESS THEOPHILE | IND | 4,837 | 19.2% |
| 4 | MUNDA PRABHUSAHAYA | JP | 4,722 | 18.8% |
| 5 | MUNDA NIRMAL | IND | 2,613 | 10.4% |
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 (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 1.7% · max 54.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
9th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
67th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 27.0%INC 24.6%IND 19.2%JP 18.8%IND 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,183
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,337 km²
SC population25.6%
ST population9.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.2%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity32.8%
Sanitation10.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate76.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance45.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.