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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1995
Dharamsala
Winner — 1995
KALPATARU DAS
JD· Janata Dal
JD 48.9%IND 44.1%8 others 7.0%
Votes
55,648
48.9% share
Winning margin
5,461
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.0%
of 1,44,133
A closely fought contest. KALPATARU DAS won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALPATARU DAS | Janata Dal | 55,648 | 48.9% |
| 2 | KANGALI CHARAN PANDA | IND | 50,187 | 44.1% |
| 3 | SRINATH MISHRA | INC | 5,248 | 4.6% |
| 4 | AKSHAYA PARIDA | BJP | 1,134 | 1.0% |
| 5 | BISWANATH SATAPATHY | IND | 651 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BAIRAGI CHARAN BISWAL | IND | 296 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MADHUSUDAN MALLICK | 267 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | NHBAKISHORE TRIPATHY | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SANKAR PRASAD JENAMANI | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ABHAY DAS | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (54th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 3.8% · max 50.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
54th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 48.9%IND 44.1%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
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