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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Dharamgarh

Winner — 1971

LOCHAN DHANGADA MAJHI
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 54.1%INC 20.2%4 others 25.7%
Votes
11,400
54.1% share
Winning margin
7,140
33.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.1%
of 52,471

Dharamgarh is a safe seat — LOCHAN DHANGADA MAJHI won by 33.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LOCHAN DHANGADA MAJHI
Grand Alliance
11,40054.1%
2
JAGA MOHAN NAYAK
Congress (R)
4,26020.2%
3
PADMAN BESARA
UTC
2,58112.3%
4
NAKUL SIPKA
IND
1,4026.7%
5
GOUR HARI NAIK
IND
7223.4%
6
RATNAKAR DURGA
Grand Alliance
7013.3%

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.

Low turnout (143rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.2% · min 2.9% · max 69.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
143rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
114th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 54.1%INC 20.2%UTC 12.3%IND 6.7%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

6 locations
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