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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2009
Dharmgarh
Winner — 2009
PUSPENDRA SINGH DEO
BJD· BJD
BJD 35.8%INC 21.3%9 others 42.9%
Votes
56,470
35.8% share
Winning margin
22,906
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
71.7%
of 2,19,970
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUSPENDRA SINGH DEO | BJD | 56,470 | 35.8% |
| 2 | RAHASBIHARI BEHERA | UPA | 33,564 | 21.3% |
| 3 | JANARDAN PANDA | NDA | 31,573 | 20.0% |
| 4 | SURENDRA KUMAR PATTJOSHI | Samajwadi Party | 18,834 | 11.9% |
| 5 | KALYANI NAIK | BSP | 4,393 | 2.8% |
| 6 | HIRA BAG | SAMO | 4,015 | 2.5% |
| 7 | SUBASH CHANDRA NAIK | IND | 2,557 | 1.6% |
| 8 | BAIKUNTHA DHANGADAMAJHI | KS | 2,057 | 1.3% |
| 9 | BHUBANESWAR DURGA | IND | 1,452 | 0.9% |
| 10 | GOBINDA CHANDRA ROUT | IND | 1,432 | 0.9% |
| 11 | PRAHALAD AGARWAL | IND | 1,265 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
34th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
147th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 35.8%INC 21.3%BJP 20.0%SP 11.9%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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%
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.