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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1971

Kesinga

Winner — 1971

BHAGAWAN BHOI
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 43.5%PSP 18.6%5 others 37.8%
Votes
9,294
43.5% share
Winning margin
5,312
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
32.4%
of 65,997

Kesinga is a safe seat — BHAGAWAN BHOI won by 24.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAGAWAN BHOI
Grand Alliance
9,29443.5%
2
NAGENDRA NATH CHOUDHURY
Grand Alliance
3,98218.6%
3
KIRANA CHANDRA SINGH DEO
UTC
2,13610.0%
4
ARJUNA KUMAR CHAND
Congress (R)
2,0149.4%
5
JOGESH CHANDRA SINGH DEO
IND
1,3596.4%
6
HIMAGHAL BHOI
IND
1,3316.2%
7
BICHAL MAJHI
IND
1,2415.8%

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 (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.1% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
79th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
135th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 43.5%PSP 18.6%UTC 10.0%INC 9.4%IND 6.4%IND 6.2%OTH 5.8%

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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom of Maniabandha🏺Silver Filigree (Tarakashi Art)
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Hill Containing Many Valuable Sculptures Images & Inscriptions etc.

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill Containing Many Valuable Sculptures Images & Inscriptions etc.

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Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

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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