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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2009
Kantamal
Winner — 2009
BHAGBAN KANHOR
BJD· BJD
BJD 44.7%INC 30.6%4 others 24.7%
Votes
45,979
44.7% share
Winning margin
14,453
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.8%
of 1,39,333
A clear win with a 14.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGBAN KANHOR | BJD | 45,979 | 44.7% |
| 2 | KANHAI CHARAN DANGA | UPA | 31,526 | 30.6% |
| 3 | HARI NARAYAN PRADHAN | NDA | 20,448 | 19.9% |
| 4 | LALIT KUMAR SAHU | IND | 2,387 | 2.3% |
| 5 | HEMANTA SUNA | BSP | 1,459 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SNEHALATA NAYAK | Samajwadi Party | 1,100 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.0% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
5th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
61st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 44.7%INC 30.6%BJP 19.9%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,41,162
Density
142 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population23.8%
ST population12.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance44.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Berhampur Patta (Phoda Kumbha) SareeGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.