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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1971
Brajarajnagar
Winner — 1971
UPENDRA DIKSHIT
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.7%CPI 39.9%3 others 12.4%
Votes
13,015
47.7% share
Winning margin
2,136
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
39.0%
of 69,892
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPENDRA DIKSHIT | Congress (R) | 13,015 | 47.7% |
| 2 | PRASANNA KUMAR PANDA | Left | 10,879 | 39.9% |
| 3 | ALIK RAM NAYAK | 1,836 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | JENAMANI DAS | Grand Alliance | 1,077 | 4.0% |
| 5 | HARADHAN NANDA | UTC | 456 | 1.7% |
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.
Low turnout (118th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.7% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
118th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
75th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%CPI 39.9%NCO 6.7%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)
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Churangarh Fort locally known as Sarangarh
🏛️MonumentASI
Churangarh Fort locally known as Sarangarh
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.