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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2009

Nilgiri

Winner — 2009

PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI
IND
IND 30.6%CPM 28.0%5 others 41.4%
Votes
35,525
30.6% share
Winning margin
3,056
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.7%
of 1,68,934

A closely fought contest. PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

4 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI
IND
35,52530.6%
2
PRADIPTA PANDA
32,46928.0%
3
DIPTIKANTA MAHAPATRA
UPA
22,62719.5%
4
KARTIK MOHAPATRA
IND
16,72614.4%
5
CHITTA RANJAN SADANGI
UPA
5,6094.8%
6
ARDHENDU BHUSAN BARIK
IND
1,5541.3%
7
LAXMAN SINGH
BSP
1,4601.3%

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

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.0% · max 58.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
52nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
103rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.6%CPM 28.0%INC 19.5%IND 14.4%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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