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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1971
Jharsuguda
Winner — 1971
JHASHAKETAN SAHU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 38.3%SWA 29.2%4 others 32.6%
Votes
10,699
38.3% share
Winning margin
2,549
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
36.6%
of 76,433
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JHASHAKETAN SAHU | Congress (R) | 10,699 | 38.3% |
| 2 | MURARI PRASAD MISRA | Grand Alliance | 8,150 | 29.2% |
| 3 | BIJOY KUMAR PANI | 3,727 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | SATRUGHNA PANDA | IND | 2,762 | 9.9% |
| 5 | BENUDHAR GARDIA | IND | 1,399 | 5.0% |
| 6 | SADANANDA SAHOO | UTC | 1,214 | 4.3% |
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 (111th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.9% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
111th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
94th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.3%SWA 29.2%NCO 13.3%IND 9.9%IND 5.0%OTH 4.3%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.