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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2009

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Winner — 2009

ANANG UDAY SINGH DEO
BJD· BJD
BJD 40.7%INC 27.7%6 others 31.6%
Votes
52,948
40.7% share
Winning margin
16,866
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.5%
of 2,01,781

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANANG UDAY SINGH DEO
BJD
52,94840.7%
2
LAXMAN KUMAR MEHER
UPA
36,08227.7%
3
DR. BASUDEV PATI
NDA
33,25825.6%
4
AMAN NAG
BSP
2,7992.1%
5
SUSHIL KUMAR NANDA
IND
1,5291.2%
6
SANDEEP KUMAR BAG
SAMO
1,3901.1%
7
RABINDRA KUMAR PANIGRAHI
KOKD
1,0840.8%
8
BISWAMBAR SAHU
IND
9970.8%

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

Average turnout (72nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 40.7%INC 27.7%BJP 25.6%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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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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