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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1980
Kesinga
Winner — 1980
BHUPINDER SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.7%JNP(SC) 20.9%6 others 29.4%
Votes
21,955
49.7% share
Winning margin
12,724
28.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
53.2%
of 83,084
Kesinga is a safe seat — BHUPINDER SINGH won by 28.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUPINDER SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 21,955 | 49.7% |
| 2 | NILAMANI SAHU | JNP(SC) | 9,231 | 20.9% |
| 3 | NAGENDRANATH CHOUDHURY | 8,038 | 18.2% | |
| 4 | GOPINATH BUDHIA | IND | 2,567 | 5.8% |
| 5 | ASHAKARI NAG | IND | 875 | 2.0% |
| 6 | JATIN DAS | IND | 664 | 1.5% |
| 7 | HIMANCHAL BHOI | BJP | 637 | 1.4% |
| 8 | MANOJKUMAR PADHI | IND | 202 | 0.5% |
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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 (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
94th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
129th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.7%JNP(SC) 20.9%INC(U) 18.2%IND 5.8%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,36,971
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,668 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.4%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation24.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Children underweight (under 5)11.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel30.5%
Health insurance56.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.