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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1977
Rourkela
Winner — 1977
BRAJA KISHORE MOHANTY
JNP· Janata
JNP 62.4%INC 13.8%4 others 23.8%
Votes
21,992
62.4% share
Winning margin
17,123
48.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
34.0%
of 1,03,582
Rourkela is a safe seat — BRAJA KISHORE MOHANTY won by 48.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJA KISHORE MOHANTY | Janata | 21,992 | 62.4% |
| 2 | ADWAIT PRASAD BISWAL | INC | 4,869 | 13.8% |
| 3 | BANABIHARI JENA | SUC | 3,827 | 10.9% |
| 4 | BIJAY KUMAR PANI | IND | 2,755 | 7.8% |
| 5 | ISLAMUDDIN ANSARI | IND | 1,227 | 3.5% |
| 6 | DURGA CHARAN MOHANTY | Left | 577 | 1.6% |
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.
Average turnout (45th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe48.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 58.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
45th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.73
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
6th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 62.4%INC 13.8%SUC 10.9%IND 7.8%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,67,911
Density
137 / km²
Sex ratio
1051 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,073 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population56.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Christian 8.8%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.1%
Women literate42.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.2%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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