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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1977
Patnagarh
Winner — 1977
BIBEKANANDA MEHER
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.9%INC 19.1%3 others 25.0%
Votes
18,400
55.9% share
Winning margin
12,130
36.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.8%
of 78,701
Patnagarh is a safe seat — BIBEKANANDA MEHER won by 36.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIBEKANANDA MEHER | Janata | 18,400 | 55.9% |
| 2 | NILACHAL PRASAD JOSHI | INC | 6,270 | 19.1% |
| 3 | UDAYANATH CHANDAN | IND | 5,258 | 16.0% |
| 4 | INDRAMANI SAHOO | IND | 1,586 | 4.8% |
| 5 | SHIBA PRASAD PANDIA | IND | 1,397 | 4.2% |
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.
High turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.0% · max 45.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
20th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
140th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.9%INC 19.1%IND 16.0%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%
What's nearby?
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