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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1977
Khurda
Winner — 1977
SUDARSAN MOHANTY
JNP· Janata
JNP 35.5%CPM 31.0%4 others 33.5%
Votes
16,148
35.5% share
Winning margin
2,038
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.4%
of 98,007
A closely fought contest. SUDARSAN MOHANTY won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDARSAN MOHANTY | Janata | 16,148 | 35.5% |
| 2 | PURNA CHANDRA BADAJENA | Left | 14,110 | 31.0% |
| 3 | BENUDHAR BALIAR-SINGH | INC | 11,151 | 24.5% |
| 4 | SADASIV SATPATHY | IND | 3,075 | 6.8% |
| 5 | SARAT CHANDRA PIKARAY | IND | 627 | 1.4% |
| 6 | NRUSINGHA CHANRAN DAS | IND | 374 | 0.8% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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12th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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51st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 35.5%CPM 31.0%INC 24.5%IND 6.8%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.