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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK KUMAR CHOUDHURY | INC | 28,021 | 47.8% |
| 2 | BISWANATH SAHU | Left | 21,274 | 36.3% |
| 3 | RAMA CHANDRA SETHI | Janata | 5,286 | 9.0% |
| 4 | BRAJA SUNDAR PANDA | IND | 1,812 | 3.1% |
| 5 | SADASIVA SAHU | BJP | 968 | 1.6% |
| 6 | NIRANJAN TRIPATHY | Lok Dal | 808 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RAMA CHANDRA BEHERA | IND | 499 | 0.8% |
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
lean11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 147Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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