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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1961Reserved (SC)

Chendipada (SC)

Winner — 1961

NAYAK PADA
INC· INC
INC 43.6%CPI 36.7%2 others 19.7%
Votes
7,806
43.6% share
Winning margin
1,234
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
30.0%
of 59,613

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAYAK PADA
INC
7,80643.6%
2
SETHI NIMEI
Left
6,57236.7%
3
NAIK KULAMANI
3,13617.5%
4
NAIK ARKHIT
IND
3862.2%

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 (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.6%CPI 36.7%GP 17.5%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

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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