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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Nimapara

Winner — 1977

GOVIND CHANDRA SETHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 42.0%INC 29.8%3 others 28.2%
Votes
16,733
42.0% share
Winning margin
4,843
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.0%
of 90,536

A clear win with a 12.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVIND CHANDRA SETHI
Janata
16,73342.0%
2
NILAMANI SITHA
INC
11,89029.8%
3
BRAHMANANDA MALLIKA
Left
7,52818.9%
4
BHAGABAN SITHA
IND
2,1965.5%
5
KANHU CHARAN MALLIK
IND
1,5033.8%

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 (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 3.4% · max 57.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
42nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 42.0%INC 29.8%CPI 18.9%IND 5.5%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI

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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