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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Salepur

Winner — 1977

KALANDI BEHERA
JNP· Janata
JNP 69.6%INC 28.5%1 others 1.9%
Votes
23,253
69.6% share
Winning margin
13,728
41.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
40.8%
of 81,891

Salepur is a safe seat — KALANDI BEHERA won by 41.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALANDI BEHERA
Janata
23,25369.6%
2
NAYADHAR SETHI
INC
9,52528.5%
3
ARJUN SETHI
IND
6211.9%

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 (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
41.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 69.6%INC 28.5%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

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

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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