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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1980
Nilgiri
Winner — 1980
AKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 43.4%CPM 34.6%5 others 21.9%
Votes
23,139
43.4% share
Winning margin
4,684
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.9%
of 98,801
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 23,139 | 43.4% |
| 2 | BANAMALI DAS | Left | 18,455 | 34.6% |
| 3 | HEMENDRANATH DAS | JNP(SC) | 4,170 | 7.8% |
| 4 | CHITTARANJAN SARANGI | 3,808 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | MANGALA HEMBRAM | JKD | 1,783 | 3.4% |
| 6 | PURNA CHANDRA PANDA | IND | 1,385 | 2.6% |
| 7 | BAISHNAB CHARAN BAGUDAI | IND | 525 | 1.0% |
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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.
Low turnout (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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133rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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43rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.4%CPM 34.6%JNP(SC) 7.8%INC(U) 7.2%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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