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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2000
Nilgiri
Winner — 2000
PRADIPTA PANDA
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 41.6%IND 26.6%4 others 31.8%
Votes
49,137
41.6% share
Winning margin
17,735
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,75,767
Nilgiri is a safe seat — PRADIPTA PANDA won by 15.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADIPTA PANDA | CPI(M) | 49,137 | 41.6% |
| 2 | DAMODAR MAHAPATRA | IND | 31,402 | 26.6% |
| 3 | SHYAMANANDA MOHAPATRA | NDA | 22,924 | 19.4% |
| 4 | SUKUMAR NAYAK | INC | 12,551 | 10.6% |
| 5 | SUNITIMANI SING | IND | 1,777 | 1.5% |
| 6 | SADAN SING | IND | 293 | 0.3% |
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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
133rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 41.6%IND 26.6%BJP 19.4%INC 10.6%OTH 1.8%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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