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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Laikera
Winner — 1971
RAMESHWAR NAIK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 30.2%SWA 29.4%2 others 40.4%
Votes
6,483
30.2% share
Winning margin
159
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
30.0%
of 71,545
Laikera was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 159 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR NAIK | Congress (R) | 6,483 | 30.2% |
| 2 | LAL RAJENDRA SINGH | Grand Alliance | 6,324 | 29.4% |
| 3 | BINOD BIHARI SINGH BARIHA | UTC | 5,425 | 25.3% |
| 4 | HEMANANDA BISWAL | IND | 3,254 | 15.1% |
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 (108th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.7% · max 57.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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108th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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91st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.2%SWA 29.4%UTC 25.3%IND 15.1%
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
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