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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1974
Ersama
Winner — 1974
LOKANATH CHOWDHURY
CPI· Left
CPI 60.8%UTC 38.3%1 others 0.9%
Votes
40,133
60.8% share
Winning margin
14,853
22.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.9%
of 89,354
Ersama is a safe seat — LOKANATH CHOWDHURY won by 22.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOKANATH CHOWDHURY | Left | 40,133 | 60.8% |
| 2 | DAMODAR ROUT | UTC | 25,280 | 38.3% |
| 3 | SASHIBHUSAN SARANGI | JAC | 580 | 0.9% |
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 (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.8% · max 63.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 60.8%UTC 38.3%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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