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Winner — 2004

SITAKANTA MOHAPATRA
INC· INC-JMM-OGP (UPA)
INC 50.8%BJD 47.5%2 others 1.7%
Votes
72,797
50.8% share
Winning margin
4,688
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,96,635

A closely fought contest. SITAKANTA MOHAPATRA won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITAKANTA MOHAPATRA
INC-JMM-OGP (UPA)
72,79750.8%
2
GOUTAM RAY
BJD
68,10947.5%
3
AKSHAYA KUMAR DHAL
IND
1,5041.1%
4
BALARAM NAYAK
IND
9300.7%

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

Average turnout (85th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.5% · max 56.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
85th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.83
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
36th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.8%BJD 47.5%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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.

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