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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1971
Jaleswar
Winner — 1971
PRASANT KUMAR PAL
PSP· Grand Alliance
PSP 38.4%INC 36.2%4 others 25.5%
Votes
17,356
38.4% share
Winning margin
1,011
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.8%
of 82,578
A closely fought contest. PRASANT KUMAR PAL won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRASANT KUMAR PAL | Grand Alliance | 17,356 | 38.4% |
| 2 | KUMAR CHANDRA CHAKRABARTY | Congress (R) | 16,345 | 36.1% |
| 3 | KHITISH CH. DAS | UTC | 3,799 | 8.4% |
| 4 | HIMANSU SEKHAR NANDY | Left | 3,601 | 8.0% |
| 5 | CHAITANYA SAHOO | Grand Alliance | 3,265 | 7.2% |
| 6 | RAMSANKAR DAS MOHAPATRA | JAC | 844 | 1.9% |
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 (131st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.4% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
131st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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99th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 38.4%INC 36.1%UTC 8.4%CPM 8.0%SWA 7.2%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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