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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2014
Kantamal
Winner — 2014
MAHIDHAR RANA
BJD· BJD
BJD 42.6%INC 20.6%10 others 36.7%
Votes
49,202
42.6% share
Winning margin
25,366
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
80.7%
of 1,43,040
Kantamal is a safe seat — MAHIDHAR RANA won by 22.0%.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHIDHAR RANA | BJD | 49,202 | 42.6% |
| 2 | HARINARAYAN PRADHAN | UPA | 23,836 | 20.6% |
| 3 | KANHAI CHARANA DANGA | IND | 23,688 | 20.5% |
| 4 | SUDHANSU DANGA | NDA | 9,336 | 8.1% |
| 5 | ADITYA PRADHAN | PBI | 2,791 | 2.4% |
| 6 | DOLAMANI PRADHAN | KOKD | 1,630 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,132 | 1.0% |
| 8 | BISHNUPRIYA PANDA | PCHVP | 868 | 0.8% |
| 9 | RAJEEB KUMAR NAYAK | AAP | 848 | 0.7% |
| 10 | RAMESH CHANDRA DEHURIA | BSP | 845 | 0.7% |
| 11 | SANDIP KUMAR MEHER | OJM | 697 | 0.6% |
| 12 | SUSHIL KUMBHAR | IND | 563 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.0% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
5th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
61st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 42.6%INC 20.6%IND 20.5%BJP 8.1%OTH 7.1%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,41,162
Density
142 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population23.8%
ST population12.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance44.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Berhampur Patta (Phoda Kumbha) SareeGI
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