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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

PRASANNA KUMAR DASH
INC· INC
INC 36.8%JD 32.5%13 others 30.7%
Votes
42,549
36.8% share
Winning margin
4,995
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
72.8%
of 1,58,908

A closely fought contest. PRASANNA KUMAR DASH won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRASANNA KUMAR DASH
INC
INC
42,54936.8%
2
KISHORE DASH
JD
Janata Dal
37,55432.5%
3
YUDHISTHIR MOHANTA
JMM
20,49717.7%
4
DILLIP KUMAR DHIR
IND
7,2146.2%
5
JEEBAN KUMAR SAHU
BJP
BJP
3,6013.1%
6
JAGANNATH PATRA
IND
8450.7%
7
GOPINATH HEMBRAM
IND
6860.6%
8
SOMANATH ADHIKARI
SJP(R)
5430.5%
9
HARISH DUTTA
IND
4760.4%
10
GHASIRAM MOHANTA
IND
4630.4%
11
SK. AHAMMAD HUSEN
OCP
3640.3%
12
KASHINATH BEHERA
DDP
3190.3%
13
SAMAR DUTTA PARIDA
IND
1690.1%
14
DIBRAT CHANDRA MOHANTA
IND
1660.1%
15
ASHOK DAS
IND
1590.1%

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

High turnout (10th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.7% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
10th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
90th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.8%JD 32.5%JMM 17.7%IND 6.2%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,79,505
Density
274 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,114 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population30.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity60.5%
Sanitation26.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.8%
Women literate79.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.5%
Clean cooking fuel41.8%
Health insurance37.7%

What's nearby?

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