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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

JOGESH CHANDRA ROUT
INC· INC
INC 53.7%JNP 41.4%1 others 4.9%
Votes
26,658
53.7% share
Winning margin
6,086
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
55.0%
of 90,316

A clear win with a 12.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOGESH CHANDRA ROUT
INC
26,65853.7%
2
GHANASHYAM SAHOO
Janata
20,57241.4%
3
CHOUDHURY RAMESH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA
IND
2,4264.9%

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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.0% · max 54.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
105th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
142nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.7%JNP 41.4%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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