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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1995

Parlakhemundi

Winner — 1995

TRINATH SAHU
IND
IND 28.2%JD 26.2%15 others 45.6%
Votes
25,351
28.2% share
Winning margin
1,840
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
66.8%
of 1,34,461

A closely fought contest. TRINATH SAHU won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TRINATH SAHU
IND
25,35128.2%
2
DARAPU LACHANA NAIDU
Janata Dal
23,51126.2%
3
BALLI YELLAM NAIDU
IND
10,52211.7%
4
NALLA KURUMA NAIKULU
INC
9,04410.1%
5
L. RAM GOPAL RAO
Left
8,0659.0%
6
BIJAY KUMARJENA
IND
3,6934.1%
7
BIDYADHAR PATRO
IND
3,3633.7%
8
JONA SUBASH CHANDRA RAO
IND
1,7381.9%
9
MULLI GOPAL RAO
BJP
1,6021.8%
10
DEBABRATA MAHAPATRA
9361.0%
11
DURGARAM PANDA
IND
5250.6%
12
DARAPU KHAGESWAR RAO
IND
4760.5%
13
TRINATH PANDA
IND
3920.4%
14
SANAPALA RAMA RAO
IND
2420.3%
15
K. RAMA SWAMY
IND
1940.2%
16
STANIEAL SAMPAT KUMAR CHOUDHURY
IND
1330.1%
17
ATULYA BALIARSINGH
IND
460.1%

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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
34th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
147th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.2%JD 26.2%IND 11.7%INC 10.1%CPM 9.0%OTH 14.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

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