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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1985
Brahmagiri
Winner — 1985
GANGADHAR MOHAPATRA
INC· INC
INC 46.8%JNP 31.5%4 others 21.7%
Votes
30,591
46.8% share
Winning margin
9,981
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.5%
of 1,09,896
Brahmagiri is a safe seat — GANGADHAR MOHAPATRA won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANGADHAR MOHAPATRA | INC | 30,591 | 46.8% |
| 2 | AJAYA KUMAR JENA | Janata | 20,610 | 31.5% |
| 3 | KSHITISH CHANDRA BISWAL | Left | 8,169 | 12.5% |
| 4 | SURENDRANATH JENA | BJP | 4,611 | 7.0% |
| 5 | DURGA CHARAN KHUNTIA | IND | 740 | 1.1% |
| 6 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA JAGDEB | IND | 666 | 1.0% |
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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.5% · max 51.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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47th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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50th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.8%JNP 31.5%CPM 12.5%BJP 7.0%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.