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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 101 · 2009

Paradeep

Winner — 2009

DAMODARA ROUT
BJD· BJD
BJD 53.2%IND 29.1%5 others 17.7%
Votes
66,863
53.2% share
Winning margin
30,351
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.6%
of 1,85,874

Paradeep is a safe seat — DAMODARA ROUT won by 24.1%.

Seat history

3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.73 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAMODARA ROUT
BJD
66,86353.2%
2
RAMESH SAMANTARAY
IND
36,51229.1%
3
PRAMOD KISHORE JENA
UPA
13,71810.9%
4
SANKHANADA BEHERA
NDA
3,6522.9%
5
GOVINDA CHANDRA TARAI
IND
2,8982.3%
6
SAUMENDRA SEKHAR BISWAL
BSP
1,1320.9%
7
BIJAY KUMAR SWAIN
IND
8920.7%

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

Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
94th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
129th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 53.2%IND 29.1%INC 10.9%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.73 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,36,971
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,668 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.4%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Children underweight (under 5)11.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel30.5%
Health insurance56.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine🏺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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