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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2009

Junagarh

Winner — 2009

GOBARDHAN DASH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 31.5%BJD 26.9%9 others 41.6%
Votes
45,349
31.5% share
Winning margin
6,537
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.8%
of 2,06,488

A closely fought contest. GOBARDHAN DASH won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOBARDHAN DASH
INC (UPA)
45,34931.5%
2
BIRA SIPKA
BJD
38,81226.9%
3
HIMANSU SEKHER MEHER
NDA
34,33423.8%
4
SURATHA SAHU
IND
6,1184.3%
5
SIBA HATI
Samajwadi Party
5,7434.0%
6
BAMDEV DURGA
BSP
3,4382.4%
7
SATYA RANJAN BEHERA
SAMO
3,2842.3%
8
CHINTAMANI BAG
NDA
2,1451.5%
9
DURYODHAN MAJHI
IND
1,7481.2%
10
BINOD KUMAR NAYAK
IND
1,6621.1%
11
PANCHANAN DHANGADAMAJHI
1,4161.0%

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

High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.5%BJD 26.9%BJP 23.8%OTH 17.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

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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