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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1974Reserved (ST)

Bonai

Winner — 1974

BENUDHAR NAIK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.8%SWA 33.8%4 others 30.4%
Votes
7,980
35.8% share
Winning margin
456
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
32.9%
of 67,713

A closely fought contest. BENUDHAR NAIK won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BENUDHAR NAIK
Congress (R)
7,98035.8%
2
HEMANTA KUMAR SINGH DANPAT
Grand Alliance
7,52433.8%
3
MADHAB KISAN
JKD
3,49115.7%
4
HEMENDRA PRASAD MAHAPATRA
IND
1,5296.9%
5
ARJUN MOHAN NAYAK
Grand Alliance
9954.5%
6
GHASIRAM NAIK
IND
7553.4%

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.

High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.2% · max 25.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
17th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.0%
lowerhigher
2nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.8%SWA 33.8%JKD 15.7%IND 6.9%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,647
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,807 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population50.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.7%
Electricity25.4%
Sanitation17.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate40.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance54.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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