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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1985
Gobindpur
Winner — 1985
TRILOCHAN KANUNGO
IND
IND 46.1%INC 44.2%3 others 9.7%
Votes
34,635
46.1% share
Winning margin
1,383
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.4%
of 1,11,593
Gobindpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,383 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRILOCHAN KANUNGO | IND | 34,635 | 46.1% |
| 2 | RABINDRA KUMAR MALLICK | INC | 33,252 | 44.2% |
| 3 | ANTARJYAMI PRADHAN | Janata | 4,348 | 5.8% |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA SISU | BJP | 2,413 | 3.2% |
| 5 | SARDA PRASAD SAMANTARAY | IND | 525 | 0.7% |
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 (117th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.1% · max 58.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
117th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.1%INC 44.2%JNP 5.8%OTH 3.9%
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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