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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1980
Ersama
Winner — 1980
DAMODAR ROUT
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 44.6%CPI 32.3%2 others 23.1%
Votes
34,940
44.6% share
Winning margin
9,689
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.4%
of 1,16,148
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODAR ROUT | JNP(SC) | 34,940 | 44.6% |
| 2 | LOKANATH CHOUDHURY | Left | 25,251 | 32.3% |
| 3 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA SWAIN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 17,262 | 22.1% |
| 4 | KSHETRA MOHAN ROUTRAY | IND | 823 | 1.1% |
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 (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.8% · max 63.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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82nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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134th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 44.6%CPI 32.3%INC(I) 22.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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