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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1980
Parlakhemundi
Winner — 1980
BIJOY KUMAR JENA
IND
IND 33.0%IND 30.0%3 others 37.0%
Votes
21,932
33.0% share
Winning margin
2,005
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.3%
of 95,954
A closely fought contest. BIJOY KUMAR JENA won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY KUMAR JENA | IND | 21,932 | 33.0% |
| 2 | INJA VENKANTA RAO | IND | 19,927 | 30.0% |
| 3 | NALLA KURMANAIKULU |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 15,883 | 23.9% |
| 4 | LALICHITTA RAMAGOPAL RAO | Left | 7,086 | 10.7% |
| 5 | SUHAS NAYAK | IND | 1,627 | 2.5% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
34th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
147th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.0%IND 30.0%INC(I) 23.9%CPI 10.7%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.