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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Jajpur
Winner — 1980
NIRANJAN JENA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 54.6%JNP(SC) 41.6%1 others 3.8%
Votes
25,642
54.6% share
Winning margin
6,102
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
45.8%
of 1,02,463
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRANJAN JENA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 25,642 | 54.6% |
| 2 | RAMA CHANDRA MALLICK | JNP(SC) | 19,540 | 41.6% |
| 3 | UPENDRA MALLIK | SUC | 1,771 | 3.8% |
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 (55th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 0.1% · max 56.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
55th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
84th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.6%JNP(SC) 41.6%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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