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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1967

Sonepur

Winner — 1967

N.RAIGURU
SWA· Swatantra-Jana Congress Alliance (Odisha, 1967)
SWA 51.2%IND 15.1%5 others 33.7%
Votes
12,916
51.2% share
Winning margin
9,109
36.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
36.3%
of 69,398

Sonepur is a safe seat — N.RAIGURU won by 36.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N.RAIGURU
Swatantra Party
12,91651.2%
2
H.HOTA
IND
3,80715.1%
3
I.C.PANIGRAHI
INC
3,66114.5%
4
D.MEHER
IND
1,5746.2%
5
D.KUMBHAR
IND
1,3785.5%
6
R.P.PRADHAN
IND
1,1984.8%
7
A.NANDA
IND
6812.7%

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 (80th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
36.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 1.8% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
80th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
128th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 51.2%IND 15.1%INC 14.5%IND 6.2%IND 5.5%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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