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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2009

Dhenkanal

Winner — 2009

NABIN NANDA
NCP· NCP
NCP 35.3%INC 30.5%8 others 34.2%
Votes
51,118
35.3% share
Winning margin
6,933
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.6%
of 2,24,399

A closely fought contest. NABIN NANDA won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NABIN NANDA
NCP
51,11835.3%
2
SUDHIR KUMAR SAMAL
UPA
44,18530.5%
3
KRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRA
NDA
41,03228.3%
4
ANUPAMA BARAL
SAMO
1,9361.3%
5
NIROJ NALINI MAHALIK
BSP
1,8151.3%
6
SHAIKH ABDUL WALI
1,2030.8%
7
CHAKRADHAR NAYAK
KS
9460.7%
8
MADHUSUDAN NAIK
IND
9450.7%
9
UTKAL KHATUA
RPD
8710.6%
10
BANA MAHARANA
IND
8370.6%

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

Average turnout (92nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.4% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
92nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
62nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 35.3%INC 30.5%BJP 28.3%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew🏺Handicrafts
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Chandrasekhara Temple and Group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandrasekhara Temple and Group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

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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