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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1995
Choudwar
Winner — 1995
KANHU CH. LENKA
INC· INC
INC 43.1%JD 41.1%10 others 15.8%
Votes
45,819
43.1% share
Winning margin
2,169
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
77.0%
of 1,38,049
A closely fought contest. KANHU CH. LENKA won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANHU CH. LENKA | INC | 45,819 | 43.1% |
| 2 | DHARMANANDA BEHERA | Janata Dal | 43,650 | 41.1% |
| 3 | RAJ KISHOR RAM | IND | 8,384 | 7.9% |
| 4 | BIDHU BH. PRAHARAJ | BJP | 6,266 | 5.9% |
| 5 | AJAY KUMAR MISRA | IND | 643 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PRASAN K. LENKA | SJP(R) | 378 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RAMESH SAHOO | IND | 303 | 0.3% |
| 8 | NIRADHAR PANDA | IND | 287 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PRADIPTA K. MOHAPATRA | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAJANI K. MOHANTY | PSSS | 169 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SANTOSH MITRA |  FBL | 72 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SANTOS K. KUANR | OCG | 68 | 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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.3% · max 51.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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107th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
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45th of 147How much NOTA?
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0.3%
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133rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.1%JD 41.1%IND 7.9%BJP 5.9%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%
What's nearby?
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