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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1985
Begunia
Winner — 1985
KAILASH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA
INC· INC
INC 60.0%JNP 17.7%6 others 22.3%
Votes
39,565
60.0% share
Winning margin
27,871
42.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,15,750
Begunia is a safe seat — KAILASH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA won by 42.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAILASH CHANDRA MOHAPATRA | INC | 39,565 | 60.0% |
| 2 | HARIHARA SAHOO | Janata | 11,694 | 17.7% |
| 3 | GANGADHAR PAIKARAY | Left | 9,001 | 13.7% |
| 4 | BASANT JOYASING | IND | 2,764 | 4.2% |
| 5 | GOURANGA CHANDRA MOHAPATRA | BJP | 1,549 | 2.4% |
| 6 | BAURIBANDHU KHATEI | IND | 827 | 1.3% |
| 7 | BANKANIDHI SUBDHI | IND | 392 | 0.6% |
| 8 | AMBIKA PRASAD MOHANTY | IND | 163 | 0.3% |
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 (44th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe42.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.6% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
44th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.0%JNP 17.7%CPI 13.7%OTH 8.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta
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