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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1980
Rajnagar
Winner — 1980
NALINIKANTA MOHANTY
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 55.9%INC(I) 41.7%2 others 2.4%
Votes
37,902
55.9% share
Winning margin
9,642
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.9%
of 99,774
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NALINIKANTA MOHANTY | JNP(SC) | 37,902 | 55.9% |
| 2 | LAXMIDHAR LENKA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 28,260 | 41.7% |
| 3 | SUREN KUMAR SWAIN | 977 | 1.4% | |
| 4 | GURU CHARAN DAS | BJP | 628 | 0.9% |
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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 (77th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 4.7% · max 61.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
77th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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38th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 55.9%INC(I) 41.7%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.