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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 96 · 2000Reserved (SC)

Dharamgarh

Winner — 2000

BIRA SIPKA
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 42.4%IND 26.4%3 others 31.2%
Votes
29,276
42.4% share
Winning margin
11,089
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.9%
of 1,53,694

Dharamgarh is a safe seat — BIRA SIPKA won by 16.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRA SIPKA
NDA (NDA)
29,27642.4%
2
BHISMA SUNANI
IND
18,18726.4%
3
BHARAT BEMAL
INC
17,30525.1%
4
SATYABAN NAIK
BSP
2,7844.0%
5
SHAMLAL BEHERA
Samajwadi Party
1,4232.1%

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 (106th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.2% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
106th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
127th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 42.4%IND 26.4%INC 25.1%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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