Back to Odisha 2014 map
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Soro
Winner — 2014
PARSHURAM DHADA
BJD· BJD
BJD 42.0%INC 38.4%5 others 19.7%
Votes
57,319
42.0% share
Winning margin
4,911
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,93,937
A closely fought contest. PARSHURAM DHADA won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARSHURAM DHADA | BJD | 57,319 | 42.0% |
| 2 | MRUTYUNJAY JENA | UPA | 52,408 | 38.4% |
| 3 | RAKESH KUMAR MALIK | NDA | 23,217 | 17.0% |
| 4 | JAYAKRUSHNA MALLICK | 1,787 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 812 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ASHOK KUMAR DAS | BSP | 580 | 0.4% |
| 7 | AIRA KHARABELA MAHALIK | SAMO | 505 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 42.0%INC 38.4%BJP 17.0%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Products🏺Stone Craft
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.