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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1977
Brajarajnagar
Winner — 1977
UPENDRA DIKSHIT
INC· INC
INC 32.6%IND 23.7%3 others 43.7%
Votes
11,679
32.6% share
Winning margin
3,216
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.8%
of 81,683
A clear win with a 9.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPENDRA DIKSHIT | INC | 11,679 | 32.6% |
| 2 | CHIRANJILAL AGARWAL | IND | 8,463 | 23.6% |
| 3 | PRASANNA KUMAR PANDA | Left | 8,205 | 22.9% |
| 4 | MAKARDHWAJ PADHAN | Janata | 6,635 | 18.5% |
| 5 | BRAJA KISHORE MOHANTY | IND | 802 | 2.2% |
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.
Low turnout (129th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.1% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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129th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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25th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.6%IND 23.6%CPI 22.9%JNP 18.5%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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