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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Rairangpur

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Winner — 1977

ARJUN MAJHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.3%INC 19.0%7 others 30.7%
Votes
9,308
50.3% share
Winning margin
5,789
31.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
24.2%
of 76,578

Rairangpur is a safe seat — ARJUN MAJHI won by 31.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJUN MAJHI
JNP
Janata
9,30850.3%
2
GOPINATH NARNDI
INC
INC
3,51919.0%
3
BIRLA TUDU
JKP
1,8209.8%
4
PREMSAGAR SIRKA
IND
1,5308.3%
5
GHASIRAM SANDIL
IND
8224.4%
6
SUKLAL MAJHI
CPI
Left
4852.6%
7
SHANKAR MAJHI
IND
4822.6%
8
RAGHUNATH TUDU
JKD
4522.4%
9
LALMOHAN SOREN
IND
960.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
35th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
146th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.3%INC 19.0%JKP 9.8%IND 8.3%OTH 12.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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