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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 130 · 2019
Sanakhemundi
Winner — 2019
RAMESH CHANDRA JENA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.7%BJD 34.7%4 others 14.6%
Votes
75,021
50.7% share
Winning margin
23,727
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.3%
of 2,16,314
Sanakhemundi is a safe seat — RAMESH CHANDRA JENA won by 16.1%.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH CHANDRA JENA | INC (UPA) | 75,021 | 50.7% |
| 2 | NANDINI DEVI | BJD | 51,294 | 34.7% |
| 3 | BIJAYA KUMAR SWAIN | NDA | 15,335 | 10.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,765 | 1.9% |
| 5 | PRATAP CHANDRA PRADHAN | IND | 2,052 | 1.4% |
| 6 | GARIBA NAIK | 1,378 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (137th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.8% · max 45.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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137th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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20th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%BJD 34.7%BJP 10.4%OTH 2.3%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.51 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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