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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Gopalpur
Winner — 1985
GHANA SYAMA BEHERE
INC· INC
INC 67.7%IND 29.7%2 others 2.7%
Votes
35,851
67.7% share
Winning margin
20,133
38.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.9%
of 1,00,175
Gopalpur is a safe seat — GHANA SYAMA BEHERE won by 38.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHANA SYAMA BEHERE | INC | 35,851 | 67.7% |
| 2 | TRINATH BEHERA | IND | 15,718 | 29.7% |
| 3 | UMA CHARAN BEHERA | BJP | 979 | 1.9% |
| 4 | MARKANDA DAS | IND | 431 | 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.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 50.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
8th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 67.7%IND 29.7%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,20,946
Density
231 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,291 km²
SC population14.5%
ST population55.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.5%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation9.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate38.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Clean cooking fuel19.0%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Maize
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