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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1971

Kakatpur

Winner — 1971

SURENDRANATH NAIK
UTC
UTC 29.9%INC 26.9%3 others 43.2%
Votes
16,047
29.9% share
Winning margin
1,626
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.0%
of 85,201

A closely fought contest. SURENDRANATH NAIK won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRANATH NAIK
UTC
16,04729.9%
2
BRUNDABAN PATRA
Congress (R)
14,42126.9%
3
GATI RISHNA SWAIN
Left
11,18320.8%
4
UPENDRA MOHANTY
JAC
9,11117.0%
5
PURNA CHANDRA BARAL
Grand Alliance
2,8955.4%

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.

Average turnout (89th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.0% · min 1.1% · max 65.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
89th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 29.9%INC 26.9%CPI 20.8%JAC 17.0%SWA 5.4%

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
🏛️

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions etc.

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions etc.

🏛️

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & 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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