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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Chitrakonda
Winner — 1980
GANGADHAR MADI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 52.4%JNP(JP) 22.7%2 others 24.9%
Votes
7,509
52.4% share
Winning margin
4,256
29.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
18.7%
of 76,824
Chitrakonda is a safe seat — GANGADHAR MADI won by 29.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANGADHAR MADI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 7,509 | 52.4% |
| 2 | PRAHALLAD DORA | JNP(JP) | 3,253 | 22.7% |
| 3 | SANYASI KIRSANI | Left | 2,044 | 14.3% |
| 4 | GANGADHAR BURUDA | 1,526 | 10.7% |
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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.
Average turnout (93rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.2% · max 43.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
93rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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105th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 52.4%JNP(JP) 22.7%CPI 14.3%INC(U) 10.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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