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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1961

Nayagarh

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Winner — 1961

SINGH BRUNDABAN CHANDRA
INC· INC
INC 27.6%CPI 24.3%6 others 48.1%
Votes
6,022
27.6% share
Winning margin
715
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
33.6%
of 64,929

A closely fought contest. SINGH BRUNDABAN CHANDRA won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SINGH BRUNDABAN CHANDRA
INC
INC
6,02227.6%
2
DORA BASUDEV
CPI
Left
5,30724.3%
3
MOHANTY ACHUTANAND
IND
4,57120.9%
4
PATNAIK RAJAKISHORE
IND
1,8158.3%
5
RATH RAMA CHANDRA
PSP
Praja Socialist Party
1,1635.3%
6
NAYAK NARAYAN
IND
1,0935.0%
7
SAMANTARA GOPINATH
GP
1,0434.8%
8
MOHAPATRA KHETRABASI
IND
8323.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 51.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
101st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
35th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.6%CPI 24.3%IND 20.9%IND 8.3%PSP 5.3%IND 5.0%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI
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Virupaksha Temple Odisha

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