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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1971

Athmallik

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Winner — 1971

RAJA KISHORE PRADHAN
UTC
UTC 22.3%SWA 21.2%7 others 56.6%
Votes
6,354
22.3% share
Winning margin
316
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
37.5%
of 76,157

Athmallik was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 316 votes separated winner from runner-up.

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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJA KISHORE PRADHAN
UTC
6,35422.3%
2
KSHETRA MOHAN PANIGRAHI
SWA
Grand Alliance
6,03821.2%
3
PABITRA MOHAN PRADHAN
JAC
4,51115.8%
4
SURENDRA PRADHAN
SOP
3,65812.8%
5
HARIBANDHU PRADHAN
INC
Congress (R)
3,61912.7%
6
ANIRUDHA DIPA
IND
2,0537.2%
7
PRAHALLAD CHOWDHURY
IND
1,1904.2%
8
TRIPURARI S. SINGH
IND
6152.2%
9
ASHOK MISHRA
IND
4941.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.7% · max 36.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
84th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
10th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 22.3%SWA 21.2%JAC 15.8%SOP 12.8%INC 12.7%IND 7.2%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,67,911
Density
137 / km²
Sex ratio
1051 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,073 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population56.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Christian 8.8%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.1%
Women literate42.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.2%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton🏺Tamarind
Jagannath Temple, Rayagada

Jagannath Temple, Rayagada

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Majhighariani Temple

Majhighariani Temple

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