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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1971Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1971

NARESH PRADHAN
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 31.5%IND 23.3%4 others 45.2%
Votes
5,020
31.5% share
Winning margin
1,301
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
21.3%
of 74,871

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1967 vs 1971

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARESH PRADHAN
SWA
Grand Alliance
5,02031.5%
2
SADANANDA KANHAR
IND
3,71923.3%
3
KRISHNA DALABEHERA
INC
Congress (R)
2,16813.6%
4
DEBANDRA KANHAR
JAC
2,10813.2%
5
ASHOK MALLIK
UTC
1,99812.5%
6
SAHURA MALLIK
IND
9405.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.8% · max 29.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
124th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 31.5%IND 23.3%INC 13.6%JAC 13.2%UTC 12.5%IND 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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