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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Soro
Winner — 2009
SURENDRA PRASAD PRAMANIK
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.2%BJP 42.9%6 others 13.9%
Votes
50,159
43.2% share
Winning margin
360
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,82,044
Soro was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 360 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA PRASAD PRAMANIK | INC (UPA) | 50,159 | 43.2% |
| 2 | PARSHURAM DHADA | NDA | 49,799 | 42.9% |
| 3 | JAYAKRUSHNA MALLIK | 11,318 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | AIRA KHARABELA MAHALIK | SAMO | 1,362 | 1.2% |
| 5 | NAMITA JENA | BSP | 1,083 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PUSHPALATA MAHALIK | Samajwadi Party | 983 | 0.8% |
| 7 | BANAMALI OJHA | IND | 733 | 0.6% |
| 8 | JAGANNATH DAS | OMM | 701 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.2%BJP 42.9%CPI 9.8%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 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
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