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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1971
Rourkela
Winner — 1971
SHYAM SUNDAR MOHAPATRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.8%JKP 10.6%11 others 45.6%
Votes
17,870
43.8% share
Winning margin
13,532
33.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
38.6%
of 1,05,764
Rourkela is a safe seat — SHYAM SUNDAR MOHAPATRA won by 33.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAM SUNDAR MOHAPATRA | Congress (R) | 17,870 | 43.8% |
| 2 | ISLAMUDDIN | JKP | 4,338 | 10.6% |
| 3 | RAJKISHORE SAMANTARAY | Grand Alliance | 3,588 | 8.8% |
| 4 | HARIHAR PATEL | Grand Alliance | 3,569 | 8.8% |
| 5 | HRUSHIKESH RAY | UTC | 3,346 | 8.2% |
| 6 | BANA BEHARI JENA | SUC | 2,093 | 5.1% |
| 7 | SAROJ KUMAR MITRA | Grand Alliance | 1,873 | 4.6% |
| 8 | NITYANANDA FONDA | Left | 1,601 | 3.9% |
| 9 | SURENDRA NATH MUDALI | Left | 1,446 | 3.5% |
| 10 | PITAMBAR MOHANTY | JAC | 448 | 1.1% |
| 11 | BINDHESHARI PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 288 | 0.7% |
| 12 | ALLISON PATRO | IND | 178 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RAMKUMAR GUPTA | 150 | 0.4% |
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 (140th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.4% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
140th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
30th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%JKP 10.6%PSP 8.8%SWA 8.8%UTC 8.2%SUC 5.1%OTH 14.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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