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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Khunta
Winner — 1985
BIRAM MURMU
INC· INC
INC 47.7%JNP 34.3%2 others 18.0%
Votes
21,979
47.6% share
Winning margin
6,143
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
47.0%
of 98,194
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRAM MURMU | INC | 21,979 | 47.6% |
| 2 | BIRABHADRA SINGH | Janata | 15,836 | 34.3% |
| 3 | RASANANDA MAJHI | IND | 7,775 | 16.9% |
| 4 | BISWANATH MURMU | IND | 533 | 1.2% |
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 (73rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
73rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
63rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.6%JNP 34.3%IND 16.9%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
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