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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1967

Sundargarh

Winner — 1967

H.PATEL
SWA· Swatantra-Jana Congress Alliance (Odisha, 1967)
SWA 56.2%INC 22.7%5 others 21.1%
Votes
17,730
56.2% share
Winning margin
10,570
33.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
44.7%
of 70,552

Sundargarh is a safe seat — H.PATEL won by 33.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H.PATEL
Swatantra Party
17,73056.2%
2
D.S.DEO
INC
7,16022.7%
3
R.K.PANDA
IND
3,0159.6%
4
N.C.NAIK
IND
1,2504.0%
5
B.MAGAR
IND
1,0123.2%
6
G.KUMBHAR
IND
8282.6%
7
H.BEHERA
IND
5471.7%

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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.7% · max 62.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
102nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
47th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 56.2%INC 22.7%IND 9.6%OTH 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass and Bell Metal

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