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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2014Reserved (SC)

Dhamnagar

Winner — 2014

MUKTIKANTA MANDAL
BJD· BJD
BJD 48.0%BJP 41.8%6 others 10.2%
Votes
71,538
48.0% share
Winning margin
9,192
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.5%
of 2,02,941

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUKTIKANTA MANDAL
BJD
71,53848.0%
2
BISHNU CHARAN SETHI
NDA
62,34641.8%
3
HRUDANANDA SETHI
UPA
12,0468.1%
4
PREMANANDA MALLICK
AOP
8440.6%
NOTA
NOTA
7390.5%
6
ARUNA CHANDRA SETHI
AAP
6710.5%
7
AJAY MALIK
BSP
6380.4%
8
GANESH PRASAD DAS
OJM
2680.2%

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

Average turnout (105th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.0% · max 54.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
105th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
142nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 48.0%BJP 41.8%INC 8.1%OTH 1.6%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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