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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1985

Chatrapur

Winner — 1985

ASHOK KUMAR CHOUDHURY
INC· INC
INC 47.8%CPI 36.3%5 others 16.0%
Votes
28,021
47.8% share
Winning margin
6,747
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.4%
of 1,09,867

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR CHOUDHURY
INC
28,02147.8%
2
BISWANATH SAHU
Left
21,27436.3%
3
RAMA CHANDRA SETHI
Janata
5,2869.0%
4
BRAJA SUNDAR PANDA
IND
1,8123.1%
5
SADASIVA SAHU
BJP
9681.6%
6
NIRANJAN TRIPATHY
Lok Dal
8081.4%
7
RAMA CHANDRA BEHERA
IND
4990.8%

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 (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%CPI 36.3%JNP 9.0%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,382
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,852 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population33.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity27.5%
Sanitation14.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated97.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate53.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance45.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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