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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR NAIK
Congress (R)
6,48330.2%
2
LAL RAJENDRA SINGH
Grand Alliance
6,32429.4%
3
BINOD BIHARI SINGH BARIHA
UTC
5,42525.3%
4
HEMANANDA BISWAL
IND
3,25415.1%

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
safe
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.7% · max 57.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
108th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
91st of 147

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)

Golabai

Heritage SiteWikidata

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