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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2019
Pallahara
Winner — 2019
MUKESH KUMAR PAL
BJD· BJD
BJD 43.1%BJP 38.6%9 others 18.3%
Votes
59,350
43.1% share
Winning margin
6,214
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
80.9%
of 1,70,045
A closely fought contest. MUKESH KUMAR PAL won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
6 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKESH KUMAR PAL | BJD | 59,350 | 43.1% |
| 2 | ASHOK MOHANTY | NDA | 53,136 | 38.6% |
| 3 | SUBRAT GARNAYAK | 12,266 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | SUNDEEP KUMAR PRADHAN | IND | 4,581 | 3.3% |
| 5 | BINODA BIHARI BOITA | 2,402 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | MINA PRADHAN | 1,775 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,234 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BIJAYA KUMAR BEHERA | APoI | 869 | 0.6% |
| 9 | NIRMALA PRADHAN | SUCI(C) | 796 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SAROJINI SAHOO | IND | 707 | 0.5% |
| 11 | DOLA GOBINDA MOHAPATRA | IND | 524 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
51st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 43.1%BJP 38.6%INC 8.9%OTH 8.5%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta
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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.