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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Jashipur
Winner — 1971
LAL MOHAN NAYAK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 24.7%UTC 23.9%5 others 51.4%
Votes
5,079
24.7% share
Winning margin
169
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
30.4%
of 67,637
Jashipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 169 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAL MOHAN NAYAK | Congress (R) | 5,079 | 24.7% |
| 2 | MOCHIRAM TRIYA | UTC | 4,910 | 23.9% |
| 3 | DURGA CHARAN NAYAK | Grand Alliance | 4,595 | 22.4% |
| 4 | GHANASHYAM HEMRAM | JKP | 3,876 | 18.9% |
| 5 | DASARATH NAYAK | IND | 817 | 4.0% |
| 6 | PRANABANDHU NAYAK | IND | 741 | 3.6% |
| 7 | BHAGABAN KHANDEI | PHJ | 532 | 2.6% |
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.
High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
25th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
56th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.7%UTC 23.9%SWA 22.4%JKP 18.9%OTH 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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