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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 118 · 2000
Dhenkanal
Winner — 2000
KRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.6%IND 29.9%6 others 35.5%
Votes
29,762
34.6% share
Winning margin
4,048
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,56,395
A closely fought contest. KRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRA won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRA | NDA (NDA) | 29,762 | 34.6% |
| 2 | SUDHIR KUMAR SAMAL | IND | 25,714 | 29.9% |
| 3 | NABIN CHANDRA NARAYAN DAS | INC | 19,871 | 23.1% |
| 4 | BATAKRISHNA PATTANAIK | IND | 6,478 | 7.5% |
| 5 | BENUDHAR SAHOO | Samajwadi Party | 2,461 | 2.9% |
| 6 | SADASHIV MOHAPATRA |  AITC | 782 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MADHUSUDAN NAIK | BSP | 585 | 0.7% |
| 8 | BIKASH KUMAR NANDA | 400 | 0.5% |
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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.4% · max 69.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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115th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
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136th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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96th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.6%IND 29.9%INC 23.1%IND 7.5%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.