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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 143 · 1974Reserved (ST)

Patna

Winner — 1974

MAHESWAR MAJHI
UTC
UTC 42.8%INC 37.2%5 others 20.0%
Votes
11,179
42.8% share
Winning margin
1,460
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
33.5%
of 77,877

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESWAR MAJHI
UTC
11,17942.8%
2
PRAHALLAD NAIK
Congress (R)
9,71937.2%
3
RAGHUNATH JERAI
JKP
1,9167.3%
4
RAMESH CHANDRA NAIK
IND
1,3605.2%
5
LAXMIDHAR MUNDA
IND
8283.2%
6
DINAMANI NAIK
IND
7562.9%
7
LALMOHAN BANARA
IND
3511.3%

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 (49th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.5% · max 50.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
49th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
29th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 42.8%INC 37.2%JKP 7.3%IND 5.2%OTH 7.4%

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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