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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1971

Kodala

Winner — 1971

RAMKRISHNA PATANAIK
UTC
UTC 38.3%SWA 29.3%2 others 32.4%
Votes
16,550
38.3% share
Winning margin
3,907
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.7%
of 79,029

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMKRISHNA PATANAIK
UTC
16,55038.3%
2
HARIHARA DAS
Grand Alliance
12,64329.3%
3
BANA ALI MAHARANA
Grand Alliance
9,96223.1%
4
MADHUSUDAN MAHAPATRA
Congress (R)
4,0409.3%

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 (70th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
70th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
44th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 38.3%SWA 29.3%PSP 23.1%INC 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

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