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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2000
Dhamnagar
Winner — 2000
MANAS RANJAN MALLIK
IND
IND 35.0%BJP 33.5%3 others 31.5%
Votes
38,547
35.0% share
Winning margin
1,703
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,66,141
Dhamnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,703 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANAS RANJAN MALLIK | IND | 38,547 | 35.0% |
| 2 | MANMOHAN SAMAL | NDA | 36,844 | 33.5% |
| 3 | JAGANNATH ROUT | INC | 32,183 | 29.3% |
| 4 | CHANDRA SEKHAR NAYAK | 1,974 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | LAKSHMI PRIYA BEHERA | BSP | 487 | 0.4% |
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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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30th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
3rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.0%BJP 33.5%INC 29.3%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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