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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1985
Parlakhemundi
Winner — 1985
TRINATH SAHU
INC· INC
INC 47.7%JNP 40.3%3 others 12.0%
Votes
33,310
47.6% share
Winning margin
5,131
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,01,153
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRINATH SAHU | INC | 33,310 | 47.6% |
| 2 | DARAPULACHANA NAIDU | Janata | 28,179 | 40.3% |
| 3 | JONNA SUBASH CHANDRA RAO | Left | 6,286 | 9.0% |
| 4 | AMARANATH PATRO | IND | 1,779 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SITARAM DAS BABAJI | BJP | 350 | 0.5% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
34th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
147th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.6%JNP 40.3%CPI 9.0%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.