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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1971
Melchhamunda
Winner — 1971
BIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 30.0%INC 23.6%5 others 46.4%
Votes
7,591
30.0% share
Winning margin
1,636
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
33.9%
of 74,642
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU | Grand Alliance | 7,591 | 30.0% |
| 2 | JAYA BIHARI BHOI | Congress (R) | 5,955 | 23.6% |
| 3 | LOKANATH PADHAN | UTC | 3,736 | 14.8% |
| 4 | DEWAN BARIHA | Grand Alliance | 3,196 | 12.7% |
| 5 | NARASINGH MISHRA | 2,481 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | DEBCHAND AGARWALA | IND | 1,428 | 5.7% |
| 7 | MANA SAHU | JAC | 881 | 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.
High turnout (29th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.4% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
29th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
126th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 30.0%INC 23.6%UTC 14.8%BJS 12.7%NCO 9.8%IND 5.7%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%
What's nearby?
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