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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Umerkote
Winner — 1971
RABISINGH MAJHI
UTC
UTC 33.4%SWA 33.2%3 others 33.4%
Votes
7,487
33.4% share
Winning margin
40
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
26.7%
of 83,888
Umerkote was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 40 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABISINGH MAJHI | UTC | 7,487 | 33.4% |
| 2 | LAKSHMINARAYAN MAJHI | Grand Alliance | 7,447 | 33.2% |
| 3 | BALI PUJARI | Congress (R) | 5,648 | 25.2% |
| 4 | CHAMARA GONDA | JAC | 1,279 | 5.7% |
| 5 | LABANYA MAJHI | 561 | 2.5% |
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 (93rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.2% · max 43.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
93rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
105th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 33.4%SWA 33.2%INC 25.2%JAC 5.7%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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