Odisha · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2014

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Winner — 2014

DHANESWAR MAJHI

BJD· BJD

BJD 37.7%INC 27.3%19 others 35.0%

Votes

56,783

37.7% share

Winning margin

15,768

10.5% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

76.6%

of 1,96,488

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

1 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

21 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	DHANESWAR MAJHI	BJD BJD	56,783	37.7%
2	JAGANNATH PATTNAYAK	INC UPA	41,015	27.3%
3	ARTATRANA MOHAPATRA	BJP NDA	31,809	21.1%
4	ARJUN SAHOO	IND	2,446	1.6%	DL
5	HEMANTA KUMAR DAS	SKD	2,147	1.4%	DL
6	LAXMI GOUDIA	OJM	2,144	1.4%	DL
7	ASHAKARI NAG	IND	1,681	1.1%	DL
8	GOURA CHANDRA SETH	BSP BSP	1,633	1.1%	DL
9	LAXMINARAYAN PANDA	AAP AAP	1,452	1.0%	DL
10	MANOJ KUMAR PATTANAYAK	AOP	1,146	0.8%	DL
11	PRAVAKAR NAG	IND	1,039	0.7%	DL
12	BAIDYANATH MISHRA	KOKD	949	0.6%	DL
13	DEBENDRA NAYAK	IND	858	0.6%	DL
14	UDHABA SAHU	CPI(ML)(L)	854	0.6%	DL
15	BHISMA CHANDRA SAHU	PCHVP	849	0.6%	DL
16	P. SHANKAR REDDI	KS	782	0.5%	DL
17	UCHHABA SAHU	IND	648	0.4%	DL
18	MAHENDRA DHANGADA MAJHI	BMUP	623	0.4%	DL
19	DEBARAJ SAHU	SAMO	593	0.4%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	583	0.4%
21	UMESH CHANDRA SAHU	SP Samajwadi Party	462	0.3%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

10.5%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 18.5% · min 1.8% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

80%

lowerhigher

33rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

3.20

fewer partiesmore parties

17th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.7%

lowerhigher

87th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJD 37.7%INC 27.3%BJP 21.1%OTH 13.5%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

1/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 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%

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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?

3 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

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Asurgarh

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata

📍Google Maps OSM

🏛️

Ancient Site Asurgarh fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site Asurgarh fort

📍Google Maps OSM

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Paintings on the rock locally known as Ravana Chhaya and other ancient monuments and remains

🏛️MonumentASI

Paintings on the rock locally known as Ravana Chhaya and other ancient monuments and remains

📍Google Maps OSM

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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