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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2004

Gondia

Winner — 2004

SAROJ KUMAR SAMAL
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 37.8%SP 27.9%5 others 34.3%
Votes
42,421
37.8% share
Winning margin
11,056
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.3%
of 1,59,944

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAROJ KUMAR SAMAL
NDA (NDA)
42,42137.8%
2
NABIN NANDA
Samajwadi Party
31,36527.9%
3
SIDHESWARI PRASAD MISHRA
IND
20,20618.0%
4
AMARJYOTI SINGH DEO
UPA
14,26912.7%
5
DEBASHISHA HOTA
ABHM
2,1591.9%
6
SULOCHANA NAYAK
1,1541.0%
7
SARAJU SAMAL
IND
7950.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (90th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 2.8% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
90th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
111th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 37.8%SP 27.9%IND 18.0%INC 12.7%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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