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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1980

Sambalpur

Winner — 1980

ASWINI KUMAR GURU
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 64.9%JNP(SC) 16.7%3 others 18.4%
Votes
29,603
64.9% share
Winning margin
21,984
48.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.2%
of 1,22,707

Sambalpur is a safe seat — ASWINI KUMAR GURU won by 48.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASWINI KUMAR GURU
INC(I)
Congress (I)
29,60364.9%
2
BISHNU PRASAD MISHRA
JNP(SC)
7,61916.7%
3
SAIRENDRI NAIK
IND
6,38614.0%
4
SATYANARAYAN PRADHAN
IND
1,1162.5%
5
BISWANATH DEHATI
IND
9092.0%

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 (142nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
48.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 5.5% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
142nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 64.9%JNP(SC) 16.7%IND 14.0%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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