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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1990

Nilgiri

Winner — 1990

CHITTARANJAN SADANGI
IND
IND 34.4%CPM 34.3%8 others 31.3%
Votes
31,977
34.4% share
Winning margin
60
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.9%
of 1,41,198

Nilgiri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 60 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITTARANJAN SADANGI
IND
31,97734.4%
2
PRADIPTA KUMAR PANDA
Left
31,91734.3%
3
AKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYA
INC
21,76023.4%
4
BANAMALI DAS
IND
3,0443.3%
5
SHYAM SUNDAR MAJHI
2,7883.0%
6
ARTA MADHEI
IND
8560.9%
7
RAGHUNATH NAYAK
IND
2230.2%
8
RAM CHANDRA PATRA
IND
1710.2%
9
ASHOK KUMAR MUNDHRA
1420.1%
10
PRAHALLADA BEHERA
IND
1310.1%

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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
133rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.4%CPM 34.3%INC 23.4%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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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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