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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Soro

Winner — 2019

PARSHU RAM DHADA
BJD· BJD
BJD 35.7%BJP 32.5%5 others 31.8%
Votes
54,775
35.7% share
Winning margin
4,936
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.5%
of 2,17,508

A closely fought contest. PARSHU RAM DHADA won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

3 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.98 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARSHU RAM DHADA
BJD
54,77535.7%
2
RAKESH KUMAR MALIK
NDA
49,83932.5%
3
SURENDRA PRASAD PRAMANIK
47,03630.6%
NOTA
NOTA
5880.4%
5
MADHABANANDA MALIK
5160.3%
6
UMESH CHANDRA SETHI
PUJP
4550.3%
7
HRUSHIKESH MAJHI
IND
2310.1%

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

Average turnout (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 35.7%BJP 32.5%INC 30.6%OTH 0.8%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.98 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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