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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1980

Kamakhyanagar

Winner — 1980

KAILASH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 58.5%INC(U) 32.6%3 others 8.8%
Votes
25,616
58.5% share
Winning margin
11,341
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.8%
of 97,646

Kamakhyanagar is a safe seat — KAILASH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA won by 25.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAILASH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
25,61658.5%
2
BRAHMANANDA BISWAL
14,27532.6%
3
BIKRAM KUNDU
IND
2,1444.9%
4
BIPINI MISHRA
JNP(JP)
9122.1%
5
ARJUNA SAHU
IND
8121.9%

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 (26th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.6% · min 0.5% · max 60.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
26th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
118th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 58.5%INC(U) 32.6%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass and Bell Metal

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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