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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1974

Kodala

Winner — 1974

KANHU CHARAN NAYAK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.7%UTC 30.0%1 others 9.3%
Votes
32,809
60.7% share
Winning margin
16,564
30.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.2%
of 92,904

Kodala is a safe seat — KANHU CHARAN NAYAK won by 30.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANHU CHARAN NAYAK
Congress (R)
32,80960.7%
2
RAM KRUSHNA PATNAIK
UTC
16,24530.0%
3
NATABARA BISAI
IND
5,0229.3%

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 (100th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 0.1% · max 85.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
100th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
78th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.7%UTC 30.0%IND 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton🏺Onion
🏛️

Chausathi Yogini Temple together with three minor Shrines

🏛️MonumentASI

Chausathi Yogini Temple together with three minor Shrines

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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