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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1980
Nayagarh
Winner — 1980
BANSIDHAR SAHOO
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 59.0%JNP(JP) 31.2%4 others 9.8%
Votes
29,421
59.0% share
Winning margin
13,837
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.1%
of 90,606
Nayagarh is a safe seat — BANSIDHAR SAHOO won by 27.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANSIDHAR SAHOO |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 29,421 | 59.0% |
| 2 | BHAGABAT BEHERA | JNP(JP) | 15,584 | 31.2% |
| 3 | RAJA KRUSHNA CHANDRA SINGH MANDHATA | IND | 2,596 | 5.2% |
| 4 | RANJAN SINGH | 1,295 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | PRASANNA KUMAR PANDA | IND | 679 | 1.4% |
| 6 | LAXMAN MISHRA | IND | 326 | 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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 2.4% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
7th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
80th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 59.0%JNP(JP) 31.2%IND 5.2%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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