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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 121 · 2019Reserved (SC)
Daspalla
Winner — 2019
Ramesh Chandra Behera
BJD· BJD
BJD 58.4%BJP 30.9%6 others 10.6%
Votes
75,006
58.4% share
Winning margin
35,291
27.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.6%
of 1,89,801
Daspalla is a safe seat — Ramesh Chandra Behera won by 27.5%.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramesh Chandra Behera | BJD | 75,006 | 58.4% |
| 2 | Purna Chandra Nayak | NDA | 39,715 | 30.9% |
| 3 | Prashanta Kumar Naik | 7,949 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Debaraj Naik | 2,002 | 1.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,208 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Benudhar Nayak | 1,116 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | Trinath Naik | skd | 683 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Bishnupriya Das | IND | 670 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.7% · max 62.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
102nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
47th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 58.4%BJP 30.9%INC 6.2%OTH 3.5%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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