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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Salepur
Winner — 1985
MAYADHAR SETHI
INC· INC
INC 50.7%JNP 38.5%3 others 10.9%
Votes
29,630
50.7% share
Winning margin
7,122
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.9%
of 99,298
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYADHAR SETHI | INC | 29,630 | 50.7% |
| 2 | KALANDI BEHRA | Janata | 22,508 | 38.5% |
| 3 | BAIDHAR BEHERA | IND | 5,613 | 9.6% |
| 4 | HAREKRISHNA MALLICK | BJP | 455 | 0.8% |
| 5 | KRISHNACHANDRA SETHI | IND | 282 | 0.5% |
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 (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%JNP 38.5%IND 9.6%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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