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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1980Reserved (ST)

Kotpad

Winner — 1980

BASUDEV MAJHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 69.5%INC(U) 19.8%1 others 10.7%
Votes
13,191
69.5% share
Winning margin
9,424
49.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
21.3%
of 88,982

Kotpad is a safe seat — BASUDEV MAJHI won by 49.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASUDEV MAJHI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
13,19169.5%
2
PRABHUDAN BHATRA
3,76719.8%
3
DHANSAI RANDHARI
JNP(SC)
2,03110.7%

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 (76th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
49.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.1% · min 3.3% · max 58.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
76th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 69.5%INC(U) 19.8%JNP(SC) 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom of Maniabandha🏺Silver Filigree (Tarakashi Art)
🏛️

Churangarh Fort Locally Known as Sarangarh

🏛️MonumentASI

Churangarh Fort Locally Known as Sarangarh

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Durga Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Durga Temple

🏛️

Mahimamani Deva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Mahimamani Deva Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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