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Winner — 1971

JADUNATH DAS MOHAPATRA
UTC
UTC 32.3%SWA 27.4%5 others 40.3%
Votes
14,651
32.3% share
Winning margin
2,234
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.9%
of 84,110

A closely fought contest. JADUNATH DAS MOHAPATRA won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JADUNATH DAS MOHAPATRA
UTC
14,65132.3%
2
HARA PRASAD MOHAPATRA
SWA
Grand Alliance
12,41727.4%
3
GAJENDRA PRASAD DAS
CPI
Left
9,03819.9%
4
LAXMIDHAR BEHERA
INC
Congress (R)
6,24713.8%
5
NILAMBAR DAS
JAC
1,6683.7%
6
PRAFULA KUMAR SINGH
BJS
Grand Alliance
8371.8%
7
LAXMINARAYAN NAYAK
PSP
Grand Alliance
5111.1%

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

High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
15th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
46th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 32.3%SWA 27.4%CPI 19.9%INC 13.8%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Ghanteswari Temple

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