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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1961

Angul

Winner — 1961

SINGH KUMUDA CHANDRA
INC· INC
INC 45.4%CPI 25.6%4 others 28.9%
Votes
8,752
45.4% share
Winning margin
3,811
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
31.1%
of 61,993

Angul is a safe seat — SINGH KUMUDA CHANDRA won by 19.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SINGH KUMUDA CHANDRA
INC
8,75245.4%
2
PRADHAN HRUSHIKESH
Left
4,94125.6%
3
TRIPATHY HRUDANANDA
IND
2,48412.9%
4
PATTNAIK BALAKRUSHNA
1,8639.7%
5
SAHV DAITARI
IND
7083.7%
6
CHOUDHRY PRAHALAD
IND
5242.7%

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.

Average turnout (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
34th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
147th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%CPI 25.6%IND 12.9%GP 9.7%OTH 6.4%

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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