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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1985

Patkura

Winner — 1985

BIJOY MOHAPTRA
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.7%INC 48.0%4 others 3.2%
Votes
31,544
48.7% share
Winning margin
449
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,14,888

Patkura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 449 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIJOY MOHAPTRA
Janata
31,54448.7%
2
PRATAP CHANDRA JENA
INC
31,09548.0%
3
NRUSINGHA CHARAN SAHOO
IND
9721.5%
4
RAMESH CHANDRA ROUT
BJP
5610.9%
5
MATHURANANDA NATH
IND
3000.5%
6
GAJENDRANATH SAMAL
IND
2510.4%

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 (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.7% · max 60.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
53rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.60
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.7%INC 48.0%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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