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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1985
Junagarh
Winner — 1985
BIKRAM KESHARI DEO
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.6%INC 34.5%6 others 13.9%
Votes
20,384
51.6% share
Winning margin
6,768
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
43.4%
of 90,914
Junagarh is a safe seat — BIKRAM KESHARI DEO won by 17.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIKRAM KESHARI DEO | Janata | 20,384 | 51.6% |
| 2 | JAGANNATH MUND | INC | 13,616 | 34.5% |
| 3 | SADASHIVA NAIK | IND | 1,334 | 3.4% |
| 4 | BIRANCHI BHOI | IND | 1,261 | 3.2% |
| 5 | NARSINGA PANDA | Lok Dal | 1,253 | 3.2% |
| 6 | GHASI RAM ROUT | IND | 735 | 1.9% |
| 7 | RUDRA PRASAD SAHOO | IND | 732 | 1.9% |
| 8 | SURENDRA KUMAR BISI | IND | 154 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (136th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.7% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
136th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
130th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.6%INC 34.5%OTH 13.8%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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