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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2000
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Winner — 2000
PARSURAM PANIGRAHI
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 50.0%INC 47.4%3 others 2.7%
Votes
56,813
50.0% share
Winning margin
2,930
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,71,594
A closely fought contest. PARSURAM PANIGRAHI won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARSURAM PANIGRAHI | NDA (NDA) | 56,813 | 50.0% |
| 2 | PADMA LOCHAN PANDA | INC | 53,883 | 47.4% |
| 3 | GAJENDRA PRASAD DAS | IND | 2,438 | 2.1% |
| 4 | LAXMIDHAR BEHERA | 382 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | KALPATARU DASH | 223 | 0.2% |
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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.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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15th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
46th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 50.0%INC 47.4%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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