Back to Odisha 1985 map
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1985
Aska
Winner — 1985
RAGHABA PARIDA
INC· INC
INC 44.8%JNP 32.9%4 others 22.3%
Votes
26,309
44.8% share
Winning margin
6,994
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.1%
of 96,201
A clear win with a 11.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHABA PARIDA | INC | 26,309 | 44.8% |
| 2 | HARI HARA SWAIN | Janata | 19,315 | 32.9% |
| 3 | HARIHARA DAS | Left | 11,855 | 20.2% |
| 4 | SARAT CHANDRA APATA | IND | 525 | 0.9% |
| 5 | LALITA MOHAN SHAU | IND | 384 | 0.7% |
| 6 | M. JAGANATH SAWAMY | IND | 365 | 0.6% |
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 (72nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.8%JNP 32.9%CPI 20.2%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton🏺Onion
⭐
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.