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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2004

Ersama

Winner — 2004

DR. DAMODAR ROUT
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 52.4%INC 39.1%2 others 8.5%
Votes
79,590
52.4% share
Winning margin
20,305
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.7%
of 2,20,971

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. DAMODAR ROUT
NDA (NDA)
79,59052.4%
2
RAMESH CHANDRA SAMANTARAY
UPA
59,28539.0%
3
GOURHARI NAYAK
10,5767.0%
4
MANOJ PATRA
BSP
2,3671.6%

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

Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.8% · max 63.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 52.4%INC 39.0%CPI 7.0%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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