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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Bonai
Winner — 1985
BASANTA KUMAR SINGH DANDPAT
INC· INC
INC 28.9%CPM 27.4%5 others 43.6%
Votes
10,509
28.9% share
Winning margin
548
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
40.8%
of 88,975
Bonai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 548 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASANTA KUMAR SINGH DANDPAT | INC | 10,509 | 28.9% |
| 2 | RABINARAYAN NAIK | Left | 9,961 | 27.4% |
| 3 | HEMENDRA PRASAD MAHAPATRA | Janata | 8,763 | 24.1% |
| 4 | RAMA CHANDRA KISAN | IND | 4,469 | 12.3% |
| 5 | HEMANTA KUMAR SINGH DANDPAT | BJP | 1,581 | 4.4% |
| 6 | SHAKUNTALA SANDIL | IND | 573 | 1.6% |
| 7 | CHANDRAMANI SAHU | IND | 445 | 1.2% |
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.
High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.2% · max 25.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
17th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.0%
lowerhigher
2nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.9%CPM 27.4%JNP 24.1%IND 12.3%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,647
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,807 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population50.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.7%
Electricity25.4%
Sanitation17.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate40.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance54.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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