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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1971Reserved (ST)

Karanjia

Winner — 1971

PRAFULLA KUMAR DAS
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 30.8%JKP 25.9%4 others 43.3%
Votes
6,108
30.8% share
Winning margin
972
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
31.4%
of 63,177

A closely fought contest. PRAFULLA KUMAR DAS won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAFULLA KUMAR DAS
Grand Alliance
6,10830.8%
2
RAGHUNATH HEMRAM
JKP
5,13625.9%
3
SUDAM CHARAN SUNDHI
Congress (R)
3,52217.8%
4
JENARAM KALA
UTC
3,13215.8%
5
UMESH CHANDRA NAYAK
JAC
1,2256.2%
6
SATISH CHANDRA NAYAK
IND
7193.6%

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.

Average turnout (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
50th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
81st of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 30.8%JKP 25.9%INC 17.8%UTC 15.8%JAC 6.2%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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