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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1985

Sambalpur

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Winner — 1985

SHADHAKAR SOPAKAR
INC· INC
INC 59.8%IND 19.4%6 others 20.8%
Votes
37,113
59.8% share
Winning margin
25,080
40.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.3%
of 1,36,798

Sambalpur is a safe seat — SHADHAKAR SOPAKAR won by 40.4%.

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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHADHAKAR SOPAKAR
INC
INC
37,11359.8%
2
SURESH PUJHARI
IND
12,03319.4%
3
JAGISH BAXI
IND
5,7459.3%
4
PRAMOD DASS
JNP
Janata
4,0826.6%
5
BASANTKUMAR PAIK
IND
9981.6%
6
MANGAL SINGH
IND
7951.3%
7
IITENDAR HARIPAL
IND
6511.1%
8
FAGANU KANDAPANI
IND
6101.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (142nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 5.5% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
142nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.8%IND 19.4%IND 9.3%JNP 6.6%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%

What's nearby?

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