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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1985

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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHABA PARIDA
INC
26,30944.8%
2
HARI HARA SWAIN
Janata
19,31532.9%
3
HARIHARA DAS
Left
11,85520.2%
4
SARAT CHANDRA APATA
IND
5250.9%
5
LALITA MOHAN SHAU
IND
3840.7%
6
M. JAGANATH SAWAMY
IND
3650.6%

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.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 147

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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 location
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