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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Hindol

Winner — 1995

MAHESWAR NAIK
INC· INC
INC 48.3%JD 34.4%8 others 17.3%
Votes
44,946
48.3% share
Winning margin
12,904
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.9%
of 1,41,167

A clear win with a 13.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESWAR NAIK
INC
44,94648.3%
2
PATA NAYAK
Janata Dal
32,04234.4%
3
PURANDAR BEHERA
BJP
6,2496.7%
4
KAILASH CHANDRA BEHERA
IND
4,6855.0%
5
PRAVAKAR SETHY
IND
1,8242.0%
6
JAYAKRUSHNA NAIK
8610.9%
7
BHAGIRATHI NAIK
SJP(R)
8470.9%
8
JHUMAR NAIK
IND
6720.7%
9
DEBARAJ LENKA
5190.6%
10
KALIA NAIK
IND
4310.5%

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.

Average turnout (108th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.7% · max 57.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
108th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
91st of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%JD 34.4%BJP 6.7%IND 5.0%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)

Golabai

Heritage SiteWikidata

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