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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1961
Athgarh
Winner — 1961
DASH ACHUTANANDA
IND
IND 39.2%INC 29.8%3 others 31.0%
Votes
9,371
39.2% share
Winning margin
2,251
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.8%
of 57,112
A clear win with a 9.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DASH ACHUTANANDA | IND | 9,371 | 39.2% |
| 2 | JENA DURIYODHAN | INC | 7,120 | 29.8% |
| 3 | PATTANIK BRAJAKISHORE | Left | 4,318 | 18.1% |
| 4 | PATNAIK MADHUSUDAN | IND | 1,739 | 7.3% |
| 5 | SWAIN CHATURBHUJA | IND | 1,338 | 5.6% |
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.
Low turnout (136th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.7% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
136th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
130th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.2%INC 29.8%CPI 18.1%IND 7.3%IND 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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