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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Bhandaripokhari
Winner — 1980
PURUSOTTAM SETHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 54.2%CPI 35.1%5 others 10.6%
Votes
26,112
54.2% share
Winning margin
9,186
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.6%
of 86,553
Bhandaripokhari is a safe seat — PURUSOTTAM SETHI won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURUSOTTAM SETHI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 26,112 | 54.2% |
| 2 | RATHA KUMAR DAS | Left | 16,926 | 35.1% |
| 3 | GAYADHAR JENA | JNP(SC) | 1,587 | 3.3% |
| 4 | HAREKRUSHNA JENA | SUC | 1,484 | 3.1% |
| 5 | UTSAB CHARAN JENA | 994 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | MURALIDHAR MALLIK | IND | 701 | 1.5% |
| 7 | KAPILA CHARAN SETHI | BJP | 351 | 0.7% |
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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 (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.3% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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38th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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45th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.2%CPI 35.1%OTH 10.6%
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?
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