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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1977

Ramchandrapur

Winner — 1977

KHIROD PRASAD SWAIN
JNP· Janata
JNP 31.5%INC 27.7%5 others 40.8%
Votes
10,830
31.5% share
Winning margin
1,316
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
41.2%
of 83,415

A closely fought contest. KHIROD PRASAD SWAIN won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHIROD PRASAD SWAIN
Janata
10,83031.5%
2
NIRANJAN PATNAIK
INC
9,51427.7%
3
MURALIDHAR KUANR
IND
6,11217.8%
4
BHIKARI SAHU
IND
5,56016.2%
5
DAITARI PUHAN
IND
1,1793.4%
6
PRANANATH BHUYAN
IND
8132.4%
7
JUDHISTHIR BEHERA
IND
3471.0%

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 (68th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 61.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
68th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
15th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 31.5%INC 27.7%IND 17.8%IND 16.2%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,13,192
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,791 km²
SC population22.6%
ST population57.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 97.9%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity17.9%
Sanitation9.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated94.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.3%
Children underweight (under 5)41.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.9%
Women literate39.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Clean cooking fuel20.9%
Health insurance47.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Millets🏺Processed Fish🏺Tribal Jewellery🏺Turmeric

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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