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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1971
Sonepur
Winner — 1971
NIUAMBAR RAIGURU
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 48.5%INC 27.0%4 others 24.5%
Votes
12,205
48.5% share
Winning margin
5,411
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
34.9%
of 72,052
Sonepur is a safe seat — NIUAMBAR RAIGURU won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIUAMBAR RAIGURU | Grand Alliance | 12,205 | 48.5% |
| 2 | HRUSHIKESH HOTA | Congress (R) | 6,794 | 27.0% |
| 3 | HIMANSU SEKHAR PADHI | JAC | 2,755 | 10.9% |
| 4 | ACHYUTA NANDA MAHAKUR | UTC | 1,345 | 5.3% |
| 5 | DEBRANJAN NAG | IND | 1,175 | 4.7% |
| 6 | DUTTA MEHER | IND | 889 | 3.5% |
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 (80th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 1.8% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
80th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
128th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 48.5%INC 27.0%JAC 10.9%UTC 5.3%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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