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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2009
Brajarajnagar
Winner — 2009
ANUP KUMAR SAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.5%BJP 42.0%7 others 14.6%
Votes
50,585
43.5% share
Winning margin
1,742
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,82,972
Brajarajnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,742 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANUP KUMAR SAI | INC (UPA) | 50,585 | 43.5% |
| 2 | SURESH PUJARI | NDA | 48,843 | 42.0% |
| 3 | RAMASAHAYA PANDA | 7,911 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | DILIP KUMAR BADHAI | KOKD | 2,673 | 2.3% |
| 5 | BHASKAR GARDIA | BSP | 2,382 | 2.0% |
| 6 | SANJAY KUMAR RAY | IND | 1,286 | 1.1% |
| 7 | JOHAN KUMAR NAYAK | IND | 1,030 | 0.9% |
| 8 | TARANI SAHU | IND | 856 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MOHAMMAD AKHTAR | Samajwadi Party | 830 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 1.5% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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58th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
76th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%BJP 42.0%CPI 6.8%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,79,505
Density
274 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,114 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population30.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity60.5%
Sanitation26.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.8%
Women literate79.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.5%
Clean cooking fuel41.8%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
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