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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Dharamgarh
Winner — 1985
JUGARAM BEHERA
INC· INC
INC 61.5%JNP 26.4%3 others 12.1%
Votes
17,033
61.5% share
Winning margin
9,710
35.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
30.2%
of 91,798
Dharamgarh is a safe seat — JUGARAM BEHERA won by 35.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JUGARAM BEHERA | INC | 17,033 | 61.5% |
| 2 | PANCHANANA SINDHUR | Janata | 7,323 | 26.4% |
| 3 | BISHNU PRASAD DHANGADA MAJHI | BJP | 1,494 | 5.4% |
| 4 | PANDARU BAG | IND | 1,108 | 4.0% |
| 5 | BHANU JAL | IND | 759 | 2.7% |
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 (106th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.2% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
106th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
127th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.5%JNP 26.4%BJP 5.4%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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