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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1995

Sambalpur

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Winner — 1995

DURGA SHANKAR PATTANAIK
INC· INC
INC 40.8%IND 18.8%13 others 40.4%
Votes
53,723
40.8% share
Winning margin
28,978
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
65.7%
of 2,00,391

Sambalpur is a safe seat — DURGA SHANKAR PATTANAIK won by 22.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DURGA SHANKAR PATTANAIK
INC
INC
53,72340.8%
2
SURESH PUJHARI
IND
24,74518.8%
3
JAYANARAYAN MISHRA
BJP
BJP
24,54618.6%
4
SIPRA MOHANTY
JD
Janata Dal
19,07014.5%
5
RABINDRA KUMBHAR
BSP
5,8624.5%
6
JAYASHREE MISHRA
IND
1,0070.8%
7
RABINDRA KUMAR MOHANTY
IND
5110.4%
8
BHABANI BABOO
SJP(R)
4960.4%
9
RAMAKRUSHNA MOHANANDA
IND
4940.4%
10
P.R. DEBEY
KP
2840.2%
11
HARADHAN MAHANA
IND
2490.2%
12
BIJU PATTANAIK
IND
1970.1%
13
KHARANSU SEKHAR DEB
IND
1860.1%
14
KISALAYA NANDA
IND
1610.1%
15
JOSABANTA MAJHI
IND
980.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (142nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 5.5% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
142nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.8%IND 18.8%BJP 18.6%JD 14.5%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%

What's nearby?

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