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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Kuchinda
Winner — 1971
JAGATESWAR MIRDHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.6%SWA 24.8%4 others 33.6%
Votes
6,137
41.6% share
Winning margin
2,470
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
20.6%
of 71,554
Kuchinda is a safe seat — JAGATESWAR MIRDHA won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGATESWAR MIRDHA | Congress (R) | 6,137 | 41.6% |
| 2 | KANHAI SINGH | Grand Alliance | 3,667 | 24.9% |
| 3 | INDRA MAJHI | UTC | 1,570 | 10.6% |
| 4 | DEBARCHAN KALO | 1,275 | 8.6% | |
| 5 | UJAL NAIK | IND | 1,152 | 7.8% |
| 6 | SRIPATI NAIK | JAC | 956 | 6.5% |
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.
Average turnout (115th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.4% · max 69.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
115th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
96th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%SWA 24.9%UTC 10.6%SOP 8.6%IND 7.8%JAC 6.5%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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