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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1980
Bhanjanagar
Winner — 1980
SOMNATH RATH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 46.5%IND 44.6%3 others 9.0%
Votes
24,684
46.5% share
Winning margin
1,013
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.6%
of 93,794
Bhanjanagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,013 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMNATH RATH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 24,684 | 46.5% |
| 2 | RAMAKRISHNA GOUDA | IND | 23,671 | 44.6% |
| 3 | SOMANATH NAIK | Left | 3,310 | 6.2% |
| 4 | MADHUSUDAN PADHI | IND | 812 | 1.5% |
| 5 | DURGA PRASANNA SARANGI | IND | 632 | 1.2% |
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 (70th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 56.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
70th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
44th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.5%IND 44.6%CPI 6.2%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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