Back to Odisha 2000 map
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2000

Melchhamunda

Winner — 2000

PRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA
INC· INC
INC 45.5%IND 34.3%4 others 20.2%
Votes
45,399
45.5% share
Winning margin
11,161
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.6%
of 1,47,694

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA
INC
45,39945.5%
2
MURARI PRASAD MISHRA
IND
34,23834.3%
3
SIRISH KUMAR BOHIDAR
NDA
17,89217.9%
4
BHAGABANA PRADHAN
BSP
2,0412.0%
5
SASI BHUSAN BHOI
BBM
1820.2%
6
THAKUR SAHU
NDA
880.1%

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.

Low turnout (132nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
49th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.5%IND 34.3%BJP 17.9%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew🏺Granite Slab🏷️HandloomGI
🏛️

Jagadisvaraswamy temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jagadisvaraswamy temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25