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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1985

Brajarajnagar

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Winner — 1985

PRASANNAKUMAR PANDA
CPI· Left
CPI 50.6%INC 46.2%4 others 3.1%
Votes
28,165
50.6% share
Winning margin
2,448
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,07,752

A closely fought contest. PRASANNAKUMAR PANDA won with a 4.4% margin.

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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRASANNAKUMAR PANDA
CPI
Left
28,16550.6%
2
BHABANISHANKAR DIKSHIT
INC
INC
25,71746.3%
3
SITARAM RUNGTA
BJP
BJP
6291.1%
4
NIRAKAR
IND
5401.0%
5
CHATTANYA KANTA
IND
3410.6%
6
KASHIRAM TANTY
IND
2170.4%

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 (129th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.1% · max 49.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
129th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.6%INC 46.3%OTH 3.1%

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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