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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1974

Ranpur

Winner — 1974

RAMESH CHANDRA PANDA
CPM· Left
CPM 28.6%IND 22.9%5 others 48.5%
Votes
12,150
28.6% share
Winning margin
2,416
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.8%
of 87,142

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH CHANDRA PANDA
Left
12,15028.6%
2
GURUPRASAD PATNAIK
IND
9,73422.9%
3
SANTI DAS
Congress (R)
6,70815.8%
4
ACHYUTANANDA MOHANTY
UTC
5,51913.0%
5
MADAN MOHAN RAM
IND
4,37710.3%
6
ARAKHITA PRAHARAJ
IND
2,8656.7%
7
UPENDRA BHANJA
JAC
1,1562.7%

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 (37th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.3% · max 55.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
37th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
79th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 28.6%IND 22.9%INC 15.8%UTC 13.0%IND 10.3%IND 6.7%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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