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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1974
Dhamnagar
Winner — 1974
HRUDANANDA MALLICK
UTC
UTC 42.9%INC 41.5%1 others 15.5%
Votes
21,795
42.9% share
Winning margin
713
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.7%
of 86,462
Dhamnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 713 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HRUDANANDA MALLICK | UTC | 21,795 | 42.9% |
| 2 | JAGANANTH ROUT | Congress (R) | 21,082 | 41.5% |
| 3 | PRAFULLA CHANDRA SAMAL | IND | 7,885 | 15.5% |
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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
30th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
3rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 42.9%INC 41.5%IND 15.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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