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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1971
Dharamsala
Winner — 1971
BANKA BIHARI DAS
PSP· Grand Alliance
PSP 37.7%UTC 24.4%4 others 37.9%
Votes
13,779
37.7% share
Winning margin
4,850
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.6%
of 81,926
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANKA BIHARI DAS | Grand Alliance | 13,779 | 37.7% |
| 2 | RABI DRANATH DAS | UTC | 8,929 | 24.4% |
| 3 | KULAMANI PARIDA | Congress (R) | 8,909 | 24.4% |
| 4 | RAMESH CHANDRA TRIPATHY | JAC | 2,728 | 7.5% |
| 5 | SATYANANDA MISHRA | IND | 1,195 | 3.3% |
| 6 | CHAKRADHAR SAMAL | 1,040 | 2.8% |
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 (22nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 4.8% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
22nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
34th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 37.7%UTC 24.4%INC 24.4%JAC 7.5%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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