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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Keonjhar
Winner — 1977
KUMAR MAJHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.6%INC 20.3%4 others 27.1%
Votes
8,584
52.6% share
Winning margin
5,263
32.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
19.9%
of 82,181
Keonjhar is a safe seat — KUMAR MAJHI won by 32.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMAR MAJHI | Janata | 8,584 | 52.6% |
| 2 | HARIHAR SOREN | INC | 3,321 | 20.4% |
| 3 | LAXMI DEI | IND | 1,522 | 9.3% |
| 4 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA MAHAPATRA | IND | 1,214 | 7.4% |
| 5 | JAISINGH MUNDA | IND | 966 | 5.9% |
| 6 | RABINARAYAN SINGH | IND | 716 | 4.4% |
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 (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.3% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
66th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
13th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.6%INC 20.4%IND 9.3%IND 7.4%IND 5.9%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,647
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,807 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population50.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.7%
Electricity25.4%
Sanitation17.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate40.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance54.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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