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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1971

Chikati

Winner — 1971

S. ATCHIDANANDA DEO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 68.4%SWA 22.9%1 others 8.7%
Votes
28,633
68.4% share
Winning margin
19,042
45.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
47.5%
of 88,142

Chikati is a safe seat — S. ATCHIDANANDA DEO won by 45.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. ATCHIDANANDA DEO
Congress (R)
28,63368.4%
2
MANIKESWARI PRASAD DEV
Grand Alliance
9,59122.9%
3
DIBAKAR PATNAIK
UTC
3,6468.7%

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 (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
45.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.4%SWA 22.9%UTC 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,382
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,852 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population33.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity27.5%
Sanitation14.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated97.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate53.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance45.3%

What's nearby?

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