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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

NAGENDRANATH CHOUDHURY
JNP· Janata
JNP 34.1%INC 26.6%4 others 39.2%
Votes
11,997
34.1% share
Winning margin
2,640
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.8%
of 78,398

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1974 vs 1977

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAGENDRANATH CHOUDHURY
JNP
Janata
11,99734.1%
2
BHUPINDER SINGH
INC
INC
9,35726.6%
3
BHAGWAN BHOI
IND
4,98314.2%
4
GOPINATH BUHIA
IND
4,45212.7%
5
UCHHABANANDA PADHAN
IND
3,4509.8%
6
KHEMJI NAGDE
IND
8962.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
94th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
129th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 34.1%INC 26.6%IND 14.2%IND 12.7%IND 9.8%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,36,971
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,668 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.4%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Children underweight (under 5)11.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel30.5%
Health insurance56.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine🏺Rice

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