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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1977

Kamakhyanagar

Winner — 1977

PRASANNA KUMAR PATTNAYAK
JNP· Janata
JNP 41.9%INC 40.4%2 others 17.7%
Votes
14,669
41.9% share
Winning margin
500
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
39.2%
of 89,290

Kamakhyanagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 500 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRASANNA KUMAR PATTNAYAK
Janata
14,66941.9%
2
BRAHMANANDA BISWAL
INC
14,16940.4%
3
DAMODAR SAHOO
IND
3,51310.0%
4
PARAMANANDA MAHAPATRA
Left
2,6857.7%

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.

High turnout (26th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 0.5% · max 60.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
26th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
118th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 41.9%INC 40.4%IND 10.0%CPI 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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