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Bonai

Winner — 2014

LAXMAN MUNDA
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 24.0%BJD 22.9%9 others 53.2%
Votes
39,125
24.0% share
Winning margin
1,818
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
81.2%
of 2,01,018

Bonai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,818 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAXMAN MUNDA
CPI(M)
39,12524.0%
2
DAYANIDHI KISAN
BJD
37,30722.9%
3
BHIMSEN CHOUDHARY
UPA
37,18122.8%
4
LUTHAR ORAM
NDA
25,76615.8%
5
PATRAS EKKA
UPA
7,5654.6%
6
JANARDAN DEHURY
IND
6,0253.7%
NOTA
NOTA
3,8032.3%
8
MAHADEV BHUMIJ
IND
2,0071.2%
9
RAGHUNATH ORAM
BSP
1,7891.1%
10
JAURA ORAM
IND
1,4500.9%
11
CHANDRAMANI NAIK
AAP
1,1700.7%

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

High turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 78.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
19th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
22nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 24.0%BJD 22.9%INC 22.8%BJP 15.8%OTH 12.3%NOTA 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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