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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1991 by-elections
Puri
Winner — 1991 by-elections
U.B.RATH
JD 49.4%INC 40.0%7 others 10.6%
Votes
43,560
49.4% share
Winning margin
8,245
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Puri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 8,245 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.B.RATH | 43,560 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | G.MISRA | 35,315 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | B.MISRA | 5,251 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | C.P.SINGH | JP | 2,865 | 0.0% |
| 5 | B.NANDA | IND | 573 | 0.0% |
| 6 | B.PADHI | IND | 258 | 0.0% |
| 7 | G.SAHOO | 244 | 0.0% | |
| 8 | L.PRADHAN | IND | 88 | 0.0% |
| 9 | S.DAS | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
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 (91st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 2.1% · max 58.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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91st of 147How crowded is the field?
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2.28
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108th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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27th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%
What's nearby?
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