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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Khunta
Winner — 1971
BIRABHADRA SINGH
UTC
UTC 26.4%SWA 26.4%3 others 47.2%
Votes
6,743
26.4% share
Winning margin
15
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
34.7%
of 73,445
Khunta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 15 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRABHADRA SINGH | UTC | 6,743 | 26.4% |
| 2 | MAHESWAR NAIK | Grand Alliance | 6,728 | 26.4% |
| 3 | SARAT CHANDRA SINGH | Congress (R) | 4,759 | 18.7% |
| 4 | ROHIDAS SINGH | IND | 3,918 | 15.4% |
| 5 | GAJENDRA NATH SOREN | Grand Alliance | 3,362 | 13.2% |
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 (73rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
73rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
63rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 26.4%SWA 26.4%INC 18.7%IND 15.4%PSP 13.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
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