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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1971

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Winner — 1971

BHAIRAB CHANDRA MOHANTY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.5%UTC 25.5%9 others 38.0%
Votes
13,008
36.5% share
Winning margin
3,931
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.9%
of 74,373

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAIRAB CHANDRA MOHANTY
INC
Congress (R)
13,00836.5%
2
BIREN MITRA
UTC
9,07725.5%
3
PRABIR PALIT
CPI
Left
4,62813.0%
4
SRIKANT PANDA
PSP
Grand Alliance
4,56012.8%
5
BRAJA SUNDAR DAS
BJS
Grand Alliance
1,9395.5%
6
DHIRENDRA NATH BISWAL
IND
5871.6%
7
M. A. AMIN
NCO
5291.5%
8
HEMENDRA NATH KANUGO
IND
4831.4%
9
RABINDRA NARAYAN MOHAPATRA
SOP
3300.9%
10
GOVIND CHANDRA RAUTRA
IND
2840.8%
11
PRITISH CHANDRA RAYCHAUDHURI
IND
1720.5%

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 (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.5%UTC 25.5%CPI 13.0%PSP 12.8%BJS 5.5%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
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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