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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2004
Dharamsala
Winner — 2004
KALPATARU DAS
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 56.7%INC 41.5%1 others 1.9%
Votes
71,819
56.6% share
Winning margin
19,260
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
74.8%
of 1,69,573
Dharamsala is a safe seat — KALPATARU DAS won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALPATARU DAS | NDA (NDA) | 71,819 | 56.6% |
| 2 | KANGALI CHARAN PANDA | UPA | 52,559 | 41.5% |
| 3 | NALINEE KANTA MISHRA | IND | 2,396 | 1.9% |
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 (54th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 3.8% · max 50.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
54th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 56.6%INC 41.5%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.