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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Pottangi

Winner — 1985

CHANDRAMA SAUNTA
INC· INC
INC 43.7%JNP 43.2%3 others 13.2%
Votes
10,816
43.7% share
Winning margin
132
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
23.9%
of 1,03,408

Pottangi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 132 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRAMA SAUNTA
INC
10,81643.7%
2
JAYARAM PANGI
Janata
10,68443.2%
3
GHENUA NAIK
IND
1,2244.9%
4
BISU MUDULI
IND
1,0354.2%
5
PANGI KATRU
BJP
9984.0%

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 (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 51.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
101st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
35th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.7%JNP 43.2%OTH 13.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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