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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1985
Gondia
Winner — 1985
PRAFULLA KUMAR BHANJA
INC· INC
INC 66.3%IND 26.5%2 others 7.2%
Votes
27,593
66.3% share
Winning margin
16,553
39.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
42.8%
of 97,236
Gondia is a safe seat — PRAFULLA KUMAR BHANJA won by 39.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA KUMAR BHANJA | INC | 27,593 | 66.3% |
| 2 | HALADHAR MISHRA | IND | 11,040 | 26.5% |
| 3 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | Janata | 2,540 | 6.1% |
| 4 | SARAT CHANDRA SATPATHY | IND | 445 | 1.1% |
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 (90th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 2.8% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
90th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
111th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.3%IND 26.5%JNP 6.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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