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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Bangriposi

Winner — 1985

KANGOI SINGH
INC· INC
INC 37.2%CPI 18.4%8 others 44.4%
Votes
11,279
37.2% share
Winning margin
5,690
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
32.2%
of 94,201

Bangriposi is a safe seat — KANGOI SINGH won by 18.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANGOI SINGH
INC
11,27937.2%
2
BHIM CHARAN NAIK
Left
5,58918.4%
3
PURUSHOTTAM NAIK
BJP
5,42917.9%
4
LACHHMAN SINGH PURTI
Janata
4,47114.7%
5
DASMAT MARNDI
IND
9723.2%
6
GORACHAND SINGH
JKD
7352.4%
7
GHASIRAM MAJHI
IND
7342.4%
8
SANKAR MURMU
IND
5271.7%
9
GHASIRAM MARNDI
IND
4031.3%
10
RAMA NATH DAS
IND
2020.7%

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.

High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.5% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
6th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
95th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.2%CPI 18.4%BJP 17.9%JNP 14.7%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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