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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Nimapara

Winner — 1971

GOVINDA CHANDRA SETHI
UTC
UTC 29.0%INC 28.9%2 others 42.1%
Votes
12,956
28.9% share
Winning margin
22
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.8%
of 81,623

Nimapara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 22 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVINDA CHANDRA SETHI
UTC
12,95628.9%
2
KANHU CHARAN MALIK
Congress (R)
12,93428.9%
3
BRAHMANANDA MALIK
Left
11,77726.3%
4
NILAMONI SETHI
JAC
7,08115.8%

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.

Low turnout (119th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 44.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
119th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
123rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 28.9%INC 28.9%CPI 26.3%JAC 15.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
Dharma Mahakal temple

Dharma Mahakal temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Dharma Mahakal temple

🏛️

Dharma Mahakala Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Dharma Mahakala Temple

🏛️

Hill Containing Many Valuable Sculptures & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill Containing Many Valuable Sculptures & Images

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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