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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1971Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1971

DHANSAI RONDHARI
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 40.3%INC 29.8%3 others 29.9%
Votes
6,681
40.3% share
Winning margin
1,735
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
21.5%
of 77,030

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANSAI RONDHARI
Grand Alliance
6,68140.3%
2
SURY NARAYAN MAJHI
Congress (R)
4,94629.8%
3
RATNA MAJHI
UTC
2,75016.6%
4
DHANURAJAYA SHANTA
IND
1,2987.8%
5
KAMRAJ MAJHI
9025.4%

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.

Low turnout (120th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.5% · max 50.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
120th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
57th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 40.3%INC 29.8%UTC 16.6%IND 7.8%NCO 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI

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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