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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2000
Junagarh
Winner — 2000
HIMANSHU SHEKHAR MEHER
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.6%INC 37.3%7 others 15.1%
Votes
35,970
47.6% share
Winning margin
7,790
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.3%
of 1,47,304
A clear win with a 10.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIMANSHU SHEKHAR MEHER | NDA (NDA) | 35,970 | 47.6% |
| 2 | BHUPINDER SINGH | INC | 28,180 | 37.3% |
| 3 | BIRANCHI PANDA | 6,063 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | SIBA HATI | Samajwadi Party | 1,920 | 2.5% |
| 5 | JAGMOHAN NAIK |  AITC | 872 | 1.1% |
| 6 | LAKSHMIKANT BEHERA | 866 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | TRITHABASHI NAIK | IND | 666 | 0.9% |
| 8 | RAJANI BAITHARU | BSP | 657 | 0.9% |
| 9 | BASANT KUMAR PANDA | NCP | 347 | 0.5% |
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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 (136th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.7% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
136th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
130th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.6%INC 37.3%SHS 8.0%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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