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Winner — 1971

RADHA MOHAN NAYAK
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 24.5%JKP 17.7%9 others 57.8%
Votes
5,216
24.5% share
Winning margin
1,445
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
29.3%
of 72,573

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RADHA MOHAN NAYAK
SWA
Grand Alliance
5,21624.5%
2
JOYGOVINDA HEMBRAM
JKP
3,77117.7%
3
DHYAN CHANDRA TUDU
UTC
2,75212.9%
4
KANGOI SINGH
PSP
Grand Alliance
2,57312.1%
5
PURNA CHANDRA MAJHI
INC
Congress (R)
1,8028.5%
6
RAM CHANDRA NAYAK
IND
1,4756.9%
7
JAIPAL NAYAK
IND
1,3396.3%
8
SUNARAM MARANDI
IND
7893.7%
9
NUNARAM MAJHI
CPI
Left
7753.6%
10
JIBAN MURMU
IND
4672.2%
11
KALICHARAN MAJHI
IND
3211.5%

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

High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.5% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
6th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
95th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 24.5%JKP 17.7%UTC 12.9%PSP 12.1%INC 8.5%IND 6.9%OTH 17.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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