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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1985

Cuttack City

Winner — 1985

SAYAD MUSTAFIZ AHEMAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.6%INC 38.4%6 others 10.0%
Votes
31,136
51.6% share
Winning margin
7,936
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
41.7%
of 1,44,790

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAYAD MUSTAFIZ AHEMAD
Janata
31,13651.6%
2
ASIRBAD BEHERA
INC
23,20038.4%
3
PRABIR PALIT
Left
3,7126.2%
4
BIJAYA MOHAPATRA
BJP
1,0631.8%
5
CHITRANJAN DAS
IND
4880.8%
6
NIRADA PRASAN MISHRA
IND
3500.6%
7
SIBENDRA JEE
IND
2820.5%
8
BAIKUNTHA CHARAN PATNAIK
IND
1180.2%

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.

Average turnout (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 0.6% · max 56.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
114th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
119th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.6%INC 38.4%CPI 6.2%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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