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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1985
Khurda
Winner — 1985
JANAKI BALLAV PATTNAIK
INC· INC
INC 67.6%JNP 25.5%3 others 6.8%
Votes
38,966
67.6% share
Winning margin
24,245
42.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.5%
of 1,14,147
Khurda is a safe seat — JANAKI BALLAV PATTNAIK won by 42.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANAKI BALLAV PATTNAIK | INC | 38,966 | 67.6% |
| 2 | PRAFULA MOHANTY | Janata | 14,721 | 25.6% |
| 3 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA JAGADEV | BJP | 2,171 | 3.8% |
| 4 | DASARATHI SETHI | IND | 1,500 | 2.6% |
| 5 | BANSIDHAR PADHI | IND | 267 | 0.5% |
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 (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean42.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
51st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 67.6%JNP 25.6%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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