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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2014

Junagarh

Winner — 2014

DIBYA SANKAR MISHRA
BJD· BJD
BJD 34.2%BJP 28.2%13 others 37.6%
Votes
56,443
34.2% share
Winning margin
9,945
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
76.0%
of 2,17,181

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DIBYA SANKAR MISHRA
BJD
56,44334.2%
2
ANIL KUMAR SINGH DEO
NDA
46,49828.2%
3
GOBARDHAN DASH
UPA
38,71523.5%
4
HARA PRASAD BAG
Samajwadi Party
4,7312.9%
5
DAMODAR BEHERA
4,1662.5%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7471.7%
7
JATISH CHANDRA MOHANTY
SAMO
2,1441.3%
8
UMAKANTA TANDI
AOP
1,8681.1%
9
MANMATH BENUPANI
BSP
1,8001.1%
10
SUDHANIDHI NAIK
IND
1,4980.9%
11
CHINMAYA BEHERA
AAP
1,4130.9%
12
RAJESH KUMAR MUND
KS
8220.5%
13
SURESH CHANDAN
BMUP
8180.5%
14
SOBHABAN ROUL
6570.4%
15
PRADEEP KUMAR PADHI
OJM
6530.4%

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

High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 34.2%BJP 28.2%INC 23.5%OTH 12.5%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

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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