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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2004Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2004

BASUDEV MAJHI
INC· INC-JMM-OGP (UPA)
INC 47.1%BJP 43.8%1 others 9.1%
Votes
52,702
47.1% share
Winning margin
3,735
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.9%
of 1,55,479

A closely fought contest. BASUDEV MAJHI won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASUDEV MAJHI
INC-JMM-OGP (UPA)
52,70247.1%
2
SADAN NAIK
NDA
48,96743.8%
3
TRILOCHAN DISARI
IND
10,1459.1%

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

Average turnout (76th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.1% · min 3.3% · max 58.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
76th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%BJP 43.8%IND 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom of Maniabandha🏺Silver Filigree (Tarakashi Art)
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Churangarh Fort Locally Known as Sarangarh

🏛️MonumentASI

Churangarh Fort Locally Known as Sarangarh

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Durga Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Durga Temple

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Mahimamani Deva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Mahimamani Deva Temple

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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