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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Bahalda
Winner — 1980
RAMA CHANDRA HANSDAH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 35.9%IND 25.4%3 others 38.7%
Votes
7,691
35.9% share
Winning margin
2,241
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
26.4%
of 81,315
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMA CHANDRA HANSDAH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 7,691 | 35.9% |
| 2 | LAXMAN MAJHI | IND | 5,450 | 25.4% |
| 3 | GURU CHARAN BAGE | 5,162 | 24.1% | |
| 4 | SASHI BHUSAN MARNDI | JKD | 1,742 | 8.1% |
| 5 | GOKUL DANDAPAT | IND | 1,384 | 6.5% |
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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 (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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63rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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85th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 35.9%IND 25.4%INC(U) 24.1%JKD 8.1%IND 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.