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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 101 · 2000
Kesinga
Winner — 2000
DHANESWAR MAJHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.4%INC 34.0%3 others 22.6%
Votes
37,876
43.4% share
Winning margin
8,180
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.4%
of 1,49,639
A clear win with a 9.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANESWAR MAJHI | NDA (NDA) | 37,876 | 43.4% |
| 2 | JAGANATH PATTANAIK | INC | 29,696 | 34.0% |
| 3 | KIRAN CHANDRA SINGH DEO | IND | 16,410 | 18.8% |
| 4 | KIRTTAN NAIK | Samajwadi Party | 2,535 | 2.9% |
| 5 | KISHOR KUMAR NAIK |  AITC | 792 | 0.9% |
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 (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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94th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
129th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.4%INC 34.0%IND 18.8%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,36,971
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,668 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.4%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation24.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Children underweight (under 5)11.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel30.5%
Health insurance56.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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