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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Bonai
Winner — 1971
HEMENDRA PD. MAHAPATRA
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 29.1%INC 24.1%3 others 46.8%
Votes
5,093
29.1% share
Winning margin
867
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
25.9%
of 67,787
A closely fought contest. HEMENDRA PD. MAHAPATRA won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEMENDRA PD. MAHAPATRA | Grand Alliance | 5,093 | 29.1% |
| 2 | BENUDHAR NAYAK | Congress (R) | 4,226 | 24.1% |
| 3 | PRASUTA KUMARI NAYAK | JKP | 3,399 | 19.4% |
| 4 | B. K. SINGH DANDPAT | IND | 2,499 | 14.3% |
| 5 | MURLI DHAR MUNDA | UTC | 2,309 | 13.2% |
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 (135th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.2% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
135th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
8th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 29.1%INC 24.1%JKP 19.4%IND 14.3%UTC 13.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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