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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1971
Nayagarh
Winner — 1971
ACHYUTANANDA MOHANTY
UTC
UTC 38.8%INC 17.8%5 others 43.4%
Votes
13,244
38.8% share
Winning margin
7,182
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.9%
of 77,705
Nayagarh is a safe seat — ACHYUTANANDA MOHANTY won by 21.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACHYUTANANDA MOHANTY | UTC | 13,244 | 38.8% |
| 2 | NARASINGH BISWAL | Congress (R) | 6,062 | 17.8% |
| 3 | BHAGABAT BEHERA | Grand Alliance | 5,700 | 16.7% |
| 4 | BRAJENDRA KISHRE SINGH | IND | 4,719 | 13.8% |
| 5 | BASUDEV DORA | Left | 3,431 | 10.1% |
| 6 | RANGALAL RAM | IND | 736 | 2.2% |
| 7 | RAJAN PRADHAN | IND | 211 | 0.6% |
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 (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
51st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 38.8%INC 17.8%PSP 16.7%IND 13.8%CPI 10.1%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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