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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2000

Puri

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Winner — 2000

MAHESWAR MOHANTY
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 53.6%IND 33.5%8 others 12.8%
Votes
62,418
53.6% share
Winning margin
23,403
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.8%
of 2,04,837

Puri is a safe seat — MAHESWAR MOHANTY won by 20.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESWAR MOHANTY
BJD
NDA (NDA)
62,41853.6%
2
UMABALLAV RATH
IND
39,01533.5%
3
BIPIN DASH
INC
INC
7,4386.4%
4
RAMACHANDRA PRADHAN
IND
1,3161.1%
5
MAHESWAR MOHANTY
IND
1,2801.1%
6
BALAKRISHNA MOHANTY
SHS
1,1341.0%
7
PRIYADARSAN PATTNAIK
JD(U)
NDA
1,1060.9%
8
PRAFULLA MISHRA
CPI
9640.8%
9
ARJUN BEHERA
BSP
BSP
9530.8%
10
ASHISH NAIK
IND
7220.6%

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.

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Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 2.1% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
91st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 53.6%IND 33.5%INC 6.4%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

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