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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1967Reserved (ST)

Muruda

Winner — 1967

S.SAREN
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 29.9%INC 28.9%3 others 41.2%
Votes
6,756
29.9% share
Winning margin
219
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
34.5%
of 65,409

Muruda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 219 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.SAREN
Praja Socialist Party
6,75629.9%
2
N.HEMBRAM
INC
6,53728.9%
3
K.MAJHI
Swatantra Party
6,29027.8%
4
R.MAJHI
IND
1,7447.7%
5
G.MAJHI
IND
1,2675.6%

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.

High turnout (10th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.7% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
10th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
90th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 29.9%INC 28.9%SWA 27.8%IND 7.7%IND 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,79,505
Density
274 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,114 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population30.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity60.5%
Sanitation26.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.8%
Women literate79.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.5%
Clean cooking fuel41.8%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

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