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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1974Reserved (ST)

Champua

Winner — 1974

GURU CHARAN NAIK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.4%UTC 33.1%2 others 19.5%
Votes
14,930
47.4% share
Winning margin
4,513
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.4%
of 69,321

A clear win with a 14.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURU CHARAN NAIK
Congress (R)
14,93047.4%
2
SAHAREI ORAM
UTC
10,41733.1%
3
SAMA PARTY
JKP
4,34213.8%
4
KALAKAR NAIK
Grand Alliance
1,7955.7%

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 (3rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.6% · max 50.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
3rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
19th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%UTC 33.1%JKP 13.8%SWA 5.7%

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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