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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2019

Dhenkanal

Winner — 2019

Sudhir Kumar Samal
BJD· BJD
BJD 46.9%BJP 36.1%10 others 17.0%
Votes
89,536
46.9% share
Winning margin
20,640
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
74.9%
of 2,54,742

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sudhir Kumar Samal
BJD
89,53646.9%
2
Krushna Chandra Patra
NDA
68,89636.1%
3
Nabin Nanda
24,78813.0%
4
Ganeswar Pradhan
2,7921.5%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2650.7%
6
Akshaya Rout
skd
7670.4%
7
Patitapaban Mishra
5330.3%
8
Meghanada Nanda
IND
4910.3%
9
Ashish Kumar Mishra
AAP
4630.2%
10
Bikash Nayak
HND
4530.2%
11
Gudia Sharma
IND
4310.2%
12
Bhajaman Rout
SUCI(C)
3950.2%

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

Average turnout (92nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.4% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
92nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
62nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 46.9%BJP 36.1%INC 13.0%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew🏺Handicrafts
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Chandrasekhara Temple and Group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandrasekhara Temple and Group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

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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