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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Keonjhar
Winner — 1980
JOGENDRA NAIK
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 45.8%JNP(SC) 29.8%3 others 24.3%
Votes
10,348
45.9% share
Winning margin
3,614
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
24.6%
of 91,751
Keonjhar is a safe seat — JOGENDRA NAIK won by 16.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOGENDRA NAIK |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 10,348 | 45.9% |
| 2 | CHHOTRAY MAJHI | JNP(SC) | 6,734 | 29.8% |
| 3 | KUMAR MAJHI | 3,318 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | RABINARAYAN SINGH | JNP(JP) | 1,274 | 5.6% |
| 5 | UDAYA PURTY | JKD | 896 | 4.0% |
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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 (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.3% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
66th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
13th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.9%JNP(SC) 29.8%INC(U) 14.7%JNP(JP) 5.6%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,647
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,807 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population50.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.7%
Electricity25.4%
Sanitation17.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate40.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance54.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.