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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1974Reserved (ST)
Karanjia
Winner — 1974
KARUNAKAR NAIK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.8%IND 35.1%1 others 29.2%
Votes
11,263
35.8% share
Winning margin
222
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
45.4%
of 69,309
Karanjia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 222 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARUNAKAR NAIK | Congress (R) | 11,263 | 35.8% |
| 2 | RAGHUNATH HEMRAM | IND | 11,041 | 35.1% |
| 3 | PRAFULLA KUMAR DAS | Grand Alliance | 9,186 | 29.2% |
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 (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
50th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
81st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.8%IND 35.1%SWA 29.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
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