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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1985

Athgarh

Winner — 1985

JANAKI BALLAV PATNAIK
INC· INC
INC 84.4%JNP 7.1%3 others 8.5%
Votes
46,200
84.4% share
Winning margin
42,301
77.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.2%
of 1,11,349

Athgarh is a safe seat — JANAKI BALLAV PATNAIK won by 77.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JANAKI BALLAV PATNAIK
INC
46,20084.4%
2
SURYANARAYAN MISHRA
Janata
3,8997.1%
3
SUBHAS CHANDRA PATTANAYAK
Left
3,1635.8%
4
RAJKISHOR MOHANTY
BJP
1,1382.1%
5
BALAKRUSHNA BEHERA
IND
3440.6%

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 (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
77.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.1% · min 1.0% · max 77.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
71st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
144th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 84.4%JNP 7.1%CPI 5.8%OTH 2.7%

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
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