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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1974
Puri
Winner — 1974
BRAJAMOHAN MOHANTY PADMACHARAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.7%UTC 43.8%2 others 6.5%
Votes
24,627
49.7% share
Winning margin
2,944
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.0%
of 88,550
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJAMOHAN MOHANTY PADMACHARAN | Congress (R) | 24,627 | 49.7% |
| 2 | SAMANTASINGHAR | UTC | 21,683 | 43.8% |
| 3 | HARIHAR BAHINIPATI | 2,612 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | ASHOK KUMAR MISRA | IND | 624 | 1.3% |
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 (91st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 2.1% · max 58.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
91st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.7%UTC 43.8%SOP 5.3%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%
What's nearby?
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