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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1967
Dharamsala
Winner — 1967
P.MOHANTY
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 38.3%INC 17.5%6 others 44.2%
Votes
14,798
38.3% share
Winning margin
8,027
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.7%
of 76,266
Dharamsala is a safe seat — P.MOHANTY won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.MOHANTY | Praja Socialist Party | 14,798 | 38.3% |
| 2 | C.NAYAK | INC | 6,771 | 17.5% |
| 3 | B.B.C.D.NARENDRA | IND | 5,868 | 15.2% |
| 4 | J.B.PATTANAYAK | JAC | 5,826 | 15.1% |
| 5 | R.N.DAS | IND | 3,075 | 8.0% |
| 6 | N.MOHANTY | IND | 1,001 | 2.6% |
| 7 | P.PAL | IND | 878 | 2.3% |
| 8 | A.K.PATTANAYAK | IND | 459 | 1.2% |
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.
High turnout (22nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 4.8% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
22nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
34th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 38.3%INC 17.5%IND 15.2%JAC 15.1%IND 8.0%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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