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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 107 · 2014
Puri
Winner — 2014
MAHESWAR MOHANTY
BJD· BJD
BJD 53.4%INC 29.3%8 others 17.3%
Votes
76,760
53.4% share
Winning margin
34,721
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.0%
of 2,24,358
Puri is a safe seat — MAHESWAR MOHANTY won by 24.2%.
Seat history
4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESWAR MOHANTY | BJD | 76,760 | 53.4% |
| 2 | UMA BALLAV RATH | UPA | 42,039 | 29.3% |
| 3 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA PANDA | NDA | 17,560 | 12.2% |
| 4 | SURENDRANATH DASH | SKD | 2,504 | 1.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,526 | 1.1% |
| 6 | ADITYA HRUDAY MISHRA | AAP | 1,058 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BASANTI BHOI | BSP | 921 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SRIDHAR MISHRA | AOP | 580 | 0.4% |
| 9 | NRUSINGHA CHARAN DAS |  AITC | 348 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAMA CHANDRA PRADHAN | IND | 331 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.4% · max 43.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
123rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
102nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 53.4%INC 29.3%BJP 12.2%OTH 4.0%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%
What's nearby?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.