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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1977

Bhadrak

Winner — 1977

RATNAKAR MOHANTY
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.4%INC 32.1%2 others 11.5%
Votes
18,605
56.4% share
Winning margin
7,993
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
38.6%
of 85,607

Bhadrak is a safe seat — RATNAKAR MOHANTY won by 24.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATNAKAR MOHANTY
Janata
18,60556.4%
2
JUGAL KISHORE PATTANAIK
INC
10,61232.1%
3
RABI MOHANTY
Left
2,5897.8%
4
SHAIKH BUZI GOLAM MOHAMMED
IND
1,2033.6%

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 (41st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.5% · max 61.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
41st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
31st of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.4%INC 32.1%CPI 7.8%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,12,520
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
975 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,940 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population35.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.2%
Electricity29.6%
Sanitation9.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.2%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate66.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel18.4%
Health insurance57.5%

What's nearby?

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