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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1985
Jharsuguda
Winner — 1985
BIRENDRA PANDEY
INC· INC
INC 66.2%CPI 22.7%6 others 11.1%
Votes
31,279
66.2% share
Winning margin
20,537
43.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
42.7%
of 1,10,806
Jharsuguda is a safe seat — BIRENDRA PANDEY won by 43.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRENDRA PANDEY | INC | 31,279 | 66.2% |
| 2 | ISWAR NAYAK | Left | 10,742 | 22.7% |
| 3 | ISWARI PRASAD PANDEY | Janata | 2,637 | 5.6% |
| 4 | J. CHETTI | IND | 643 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BIBHUTI CHANDRA BHOI | IND | 613 | 1.3% |
| 6 | JAGANNATH MISHRA | IND | 564 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SASHIBHUSAN SAHOO | Lok Dal | 456 | 1.0% |
| 8 | BHUBAN BESAN | IND | 333 | 0.7% |
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.
Low turnout (137th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.8% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
137th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
20th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.2%CPI 22.7%JNP 5.6%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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