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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1967

Nilgiri

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Winner — 1967

B.DAS
CPM· Left
CPM 46.9%INC 30.3%1 others 22.8%
Votes
18,438
46.9% share
Winning margin
6,521
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.9%
of 72,924

Nilgiri is a safe seat — B.DAS won by 16.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.DAS
CPM
Left
18,43846.9%
2
R.C.M.HARICHAADAN
INC
INC
11,91730.3%
3
J.PAUIPANIGRAHI
SWA
Swatantra Party
8,96922.8%

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

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.2% · max 50.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
11th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.9%INC 30.3%SWA 22.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

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