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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Laxmipur

Winner — 2019

PRABHU JANI
BJD· BJD
BJD 34.0%INC 33.9%4 others 32.1%
Votes
45,211
34.0% share
Winning margin
229
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.5%
of 1,73,796

Laxmipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 229 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRABHU JANI
BJD
45,21134.0%
2
KAILASH CHANDRA KULESIKA
44,98233.9%
3
KUMUDA CHANDRA SAUNTA
NDA
18,94514.3%
4
ANITA SAGARIA
12,3449.3%
NOTA
NOTA
7,0265.3%
6
PURNA MANDINGI
CPIM
4,3703.3%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.2% · max 25.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
17th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.0%
lowerhigher
2nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 34.0%INC 33.9%BJP 14.3%BSP 9.3%OTH 3.3%NOTA 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,647
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,807 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population50.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.7%
Electricity25.4%
Sanitation17.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate40.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance54.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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