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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Rajgangapur

Winner — 2009

GREGORY MINZ
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 30.9%BJD 27.3%14 others 41.8%
Votes
35,592
30.9% share
Winning margin
4,115
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,89,380

A closely fought contest. GREGORY MINZ won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GREGORY MINZ
INC (UPA)
35,59230.9%
2
BENEDICT TIRKEY
BJD
31,47727.3%
3
HALU MUNDARY
UPA
17,69315.4%
4
MAHENDRA KUMAR MAJHI
NDA
16,65414.5%
5
NARAYAN DEVSA
IND
2,1371.9%
6
SURAJ KISHORE KUJUR
IND
1,5711.4%
7
WILLIAM XESS
IND
1,5321.3%
8
MOHANLAL KISHAN
IND
1,4491.3%
9
SANTOSH MINZE
KOKD
1,4151.2%
10
SANIKA ORAM
BSP
1,1621.0%
11
DIPAK KUMAR SORENG
JDP
9800.8%
12
JEROM EKKA
IND
8830.8%
13
BIJAY ORAM
IND
8320.7%
14
SACHINDRA BARWA
IND
8120.7%
15
PADMINI NAIK
IND
5230.5%
16
RAGHUPATI LAKRA
IND
4350.4%

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

Average turnout (113th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.5% · max 50.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
113th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
54th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.9%BJD 27.3%JMM 15.4%BJP 14.5%OTH 11.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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