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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1974Reserved (ST)
Laksmipur
Winner — 1974
ANANTA RAM MAJHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.4%UTC 46.9%1 others 5.7%
Votes
8,427
47.4% share
Winning margin
88
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
23.2%
of 76,693
Laksmipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 88 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANTA RAM MAJHI | Congress (R) | 8,427 | 47.4% |
| 2 | AKHILA SAUNTA | UTC | 8,339 | 46.9% |
| 3 | GOPINATH SAUNTA | IND | 1,020 | 5.7% |
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.
Low turnout (120th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.5% · max 50.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
120th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
57th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%UTC 46.9%IND 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.