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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2004
Nilgiri
Winner — 2004
PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.5%CPM 34.6%5 others 16.9%
Votes
65,530
48.5% share
Winning margin
18,752
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,92,053
A clear win with a 13.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | NDA (NDA) | 65,530 | 48.5% |
| 2 | PRADIPTA PANDA | 46,778 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | AKSHYA KUMAR ACHARYA | IND | 13,147 | 9.7% |
| 4 | LAXMAN SING | UPA | 3,980 | 2.9% |
| 5 | BHARAT SINGH | BSP | 2,433 | 1.8% |
| 6 | JYOTISKAR MOHAPATRA | IND | 1,904 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SUNITI SING | IND | 1,382 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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133rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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43rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%CPM 34.6%IND 9.7%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.