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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1961

Banpur

Winner — 1961

MISHRA RAGHUNATH
GP 46.3%INC 21.9%3 others 31.8%
Votes
10,266
46.3% share
Winning margin
5,404
24.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
39.0%
of 56,827

Banpur is a safe seat — MISHRA RAGHUNATH won by 24.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MISHRA RAGHUNATH
10,26646.3%
2
RAUTARA SATCHIDANANDA
INC
4,86221.9%
3
MAHARATHI RAMACHANDRA
IND
3,53615.9%
4
BARAL SRICHARAN
Left
3,35115.1%
5
FANIGRAHI SUDARSAN
IND
1570.7%

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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 1.8% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
33rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
87th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 46.3%INC 21.9%IND 15.9%CPI 15.1%OTH 0.7%

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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

Asurgarh

Heritage SiteWikidata
🏛️

Ancient Site Asurgarh fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site Asurgarh fort

🏛️

Paintings on the rock locally known as Ravana Chhaya and other ancient monuments and remains

🏛️MonumentASI

Paintings on the rock locally known as Ravana Chhaya and other ancient monuments and remains

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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