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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2000Reserved (ST)

Khunta

Winner — 2000

GOLAK NAIK
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.6%JMM 35.6%4 others 24.8%
Votes
35,658
39.6% share
Winning margin
3,649
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,41,780

A closely fought contest. GOLAK NAIK won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOLAK NAIK
NDA (NDA)
35,65839.6%
2
PRAKASH CHANDRA SOREN
32,00935.6%
3
SARASWATI HEMBRAM
INC
17,89619.9%
4
MANAGOBINDA BESRA
2,7383.0%
5
GOPINATH NAIK
AITC
1,4691.6%
6
SATYAVAMA SINGH
IND
2500.3%

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.

Average turnout (73rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.1% · max 35.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
73rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
63rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.6%JMM 35.6%INC 19.9%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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