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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2004
Choudwar
Winner — 2004
DHARMANANDA BEHERA
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 57.4%INC 29.0%4 others 13.6%
Votes
60,185
57.4% share
Winning margin
29,794
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.5%
of 1,57,723
Choudwar is a safe seat — DHARMANANDA BEHERA won by 28.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMANANDA BEHERA | NDA (NDA) | 60,185 | 57.4% |
| 2 | KANHU CHARAN LENKA | UPA | 30,391 | 29.0% |
| 3 | DEEPAK KUMAR BARIK | IND | 8,517 | 8.1% |
| 4 | BIDHU BHUSAN PRAHARAJ | IND | 4,126 | 3.9% |
| 5 | SANTOSH MITRA | 832 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | AJAYA KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 812 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (107th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.3% · max 51.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
107th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
133rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 57.4%INC 29.0%IND 8.1%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%
What's nearby?
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