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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1985

Nawapara

Winner — 1985

GHASI RAM MAJHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.6%INC 48.0%1 others 2.4%
Votes
22,003
49.6% share
Winning margin
744
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
48.7%
of 91,026

Nawapara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 744 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GHASI RAM MAJHI
Janata
22,00349.6%
2
PREM KUMAR AZAD
INC
21,25948.0%
3
BASUDEV BHOI
BJP
1,0562.4%

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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.9% · max 64.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
67th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.6%INC 48.0%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom of Maniabandha🏺Silver Filigree (Tarakashi Art)
🏛️

Pancha Pandava Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Pancha Pandava Temple

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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