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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Keonjhar

Winner — 1985

CHHOTARAY MAJHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.0%INC 48.6%1 others 2.4%
Votes
17,495
49.0% share
Winning margin
124
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
35.0%
of 1,01,921

Keonjhar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 124 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHOTARAY MAJHI
Janata
17,49549.0%
2
DAMBARUDHAR NAIK
INC
17,37148.6%
3
GOPAL NAIK
IND
8512.4%

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.

Average turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.3% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
66th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
13th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.0%INC 48.6%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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