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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Sonepur
Winner — 1980
DHANESWAR KUMBHAR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 66.2%INC(U) 15.4%2 others 18.4%
Votes
20,512
66.2% share
Winning margin
15,751
50.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
30.0%
of 1,03,332
Sonepur is a safe seat — DHANESWAR KUMBHAR won by 50.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANESWAR KUMBHAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 20,512 | 66.2% |
| 2 | RAMAKANTA SETH | 4,761 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | KALAKANHU BAG | JNP(SC) | 4,398 | 14.2% |
| 4 | ABHIMANYU BARIK | IND | 1,300 | 4.2% |
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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.
Low turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe50.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.0% · max 50.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
147th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
98th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 66.2%INC(U) 15.4%JNP(SC) 14.2%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%
What's nearby?
38 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.