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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2009

Kantabanji

Winner — 2009

SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.2%BJD 39.6%7 others 17.2%
Votes
62,495
43.2% share
Winning margin
5,304
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.9%
of 2,09,774

A closely fought contest. SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA
INC (UPA)
62,49543.2%
2
HAJI MAHAMMAD AYUB KHAN
BJD
57,19139.6%
3
AJAY KUMAR DAS
NDA
16,11711.2%
4
SURATHA BEHERA
IND
2,0751.4%
5
NANDA KUMAR MAHANANDA
BSP
1,8481.3%
6
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH DEO
SAMO
1,7191.2%
7
JOGENDRA BACHHA
KOKD
1,0870.8%
8
GUPTESWAR BENIA
IND
1,0520.7%
9
GOPAL BHOI
IND
9620.7%

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

Average turnout (100th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 0.1% · max 85.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
100th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
78th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.2%BJD 39.6%BJP 11.2%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton🏺Onion
🏛️

Chausathi Yogini Temple together with three minor Shrines

🏛️MonumentASI

Chausathi Yogini Temple together with three minor Shrines

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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