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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1974

Mahanga

Winner — 1974

SHAIK MATLUB ALI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.1%UTC 45.1%2 others 3.8%
Votes
26,231
51.1% share
Winning margin
3,101
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.0%
of 76,534

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAIK MATLUB ALI
Congress (R)
26,23151.1%
2
SARAT KUMAR KAR
UTC
23,13045.1%
3
SURENDRA NATH SAMAL
IND
1,3602.6%
4
KHIROD CHANDRA BHYUAN
5941.2%

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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.0% · max 58.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
52nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
103rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%UTC 45.1%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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