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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

KRUSHNA CHANDRA SWAIN
INC· INC
INC 41.1%JNP 36.1%4 others 22.8%
Votes
37,510
41.1% share
Winning margin
4,586
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.1%
of 1,28,334

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRUSHNA CHANDRA SWAIN
INC
INC
37,51041.1%
2
DAMODAR ROUT
JNP
Janata
32,92436.1%
3
DINABANDHU TARAI
CPI
Left
18,83520.6%
4
SUDHAKAR MANTRY
IND
1,4031.5%
5
HARI JENA
IND
3740.4%
6
KAILASH GACHHAYAT
IND
2100.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.8% · max 63.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.1%JNP 36.1%CPI 20.6%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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