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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1990

Patnagarh

Winner — 1990

BIBEKANANDA MEHER
JD· National Front
JD 43.7%BJP 40.7%3 others 15.7%
Votes
27,973
43.7% share
Winning margin
1,925
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.1%
of 1,18,299

A closely fought contest. BIBEKANANDA MEHER won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIBEKANANDA MEHER
National Front
27,97343.7%
2
KANAK VARDHAN SINGH DEO
BJP
26,04840.7%
3
RAMESH MEHER
INC
6,89510.8%
4
NANKA CHANDRA SUNA
JNP(JP)
2,1863.4%
5
KANHU CHARAN KUMBHAR
9591.5%

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.

High turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.0% · max 45.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
20th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
140th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 43.7%BJP 40.7%INC 10.8%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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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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