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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1980

Jharsuguda

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Winner — 1980

BIRENDRA PANDEY
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 58.2%JNP(SC) 18.7%6 others 23.2%
Votes
26,375
58.2% share
Winning margin
17,900
39.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
43.4%
of 1,04,617

Jharsuguda is a safe seat — BIRENDRA PANDEY won by 39.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRENDRA PANDEY
INC(I)
Congress (I)
26,37558.2%
2
JHASKETAN SAHU
JNP(SC)
8,47518.7%
3
RUSHICHARAN KISAN
CPM
Left
6,11513.5%
4
NARAMADA SANKAR
IND
2,1644.8%
5
BAISHANAB LAKRA
JKD
7651.7%
6
KUSHASAN JAYAPURIA
IND
5831.3%
7
SAHADAB BUDHIA
IND
4801.1%
8
PRATAP CHANDRA MOHANTY
IND
3930.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (137th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.8% · max 45.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
137th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
20th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 58.2%JNP(SC) 18.7%CPM 13.5%OTH 9.7%

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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