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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1995

Ersama

Winner — 1995

BIJAYA KUMAR NAYAK
INC· INC
INC 43.5%JD 38.6%4 others 17.9%
Votes
60,949
43.5% share
Winning margin
6,831
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.7%
of 1,85,060

A closely fought contest. BIJAYA KUMAR NAYAK won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIJAYA KUMAR NAYAK
INC
60,94943.5%
2
DAMODAR ROUT
Janata Dal
54,11838.6%
3
GOURHARI NAYAK
Left
22,49616.1%
4
BIRENDRA KUMAR BISWAL
BJP
2,1591.5%
5
MANJULATA MALLICK
3120.2%
6
SANATAN GRAH ACHARIA
OCG
1260.1%

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 (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.8% · max 63.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%JD 38.6%CPI 16.1%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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