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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1971 by-elections
Rourkela
Winner — 1971 by-elections
B.DAS
IND
IND 41.9%INC 38.3%5 others 19.8%
Votes
21,308
41.9% share
Winning margin
1,852
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Rourkela was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,852 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.DAS | IND | 21,308 | 0.0% |
| 2 | B.ACHARYA | 19,456 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | C.D.LUGAN | IND | 5,482 | 0.0% |
| 4 | B.B.JENA | SUC | 2,153 | 0.0% |
| 5 | S.MUDALI | 1,481 | 0.0% | |
| 6 | B.KUMAR | IND | 502 | 0.0% |
| 7 | B.PANDA | IND | 451 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (140th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.4% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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140th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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30th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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