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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1980 by-elections
Athgarh
Winner — 1980 by-elections
J.B.PATNAIK
INC(I)
INC(I) 79.9%JNP(SC) 15.2%5 others 5.0%
Votes
48,489
79.8% share
Winning margin
39,282
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Athgarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 39,282 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.B.PATNAIK |  INC(I) | 48,489 | 0.0% |
| 2 | S.K.KAR | JNP(SC) | 9,207 | 0.0% |
| 3 | B.MOHANTY | IND | 824 | 0.0% |
| 4 | N.MISHRA | IND | 602 | 0.0% |
| 5 | B.SAHOO | IND | 601 | 0.0% |
| 6 | B.PATRA | IND | 591 | 0.0% |
| 7 | K.M.ROUTRAY | IND | 411 | 0.0% |
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 (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.1% · min 1.0% · max 77.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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71st of 147How crowded is the field?
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2.64
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74th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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144th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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