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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2005 by-elections
Sundargarh
Winner — 2005 by-elections
Sushma Patel
BJP 47.8%INC 39.7%9 others 12.5%
Votes
53,641
47.8% share
Winning margin
9,045
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
A clear win with a 8.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sushma Patel | 53,641 | 47.8% | |
| 2 | Kishore Chandra Patel | 44,596 | 39.7% | |
| 3 | Gopal Chandra Padhan | OGP | 3,885 | 3.5% |
| 4 | Snehalata Patel | IND | 3,179 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Sunil Singh | 2,247 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | Soumen Barik | IND | 1,003 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Bijay Kumar Munda | IND | 1,000 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Suresh Patel | IND | 890 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Dilip Kumar Panda | PSS | 738 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Marsel Kisan | IND | 599 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Toshananda Naik | IND | 535 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (130th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.6% · max 59.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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130th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
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123rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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55th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.8%INC 39.7%OTH 12.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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