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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2019
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Winner — 2019
Rajanikant Singh
BJD· BJD
BJD 41.4%BJP 35.8%9 others 22.9%
Votes
65,388
41.4% share
Winning margin
8,823
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
72.5%
of 2,18,053
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajanikant Singh | BJD | 65,388 | 41.4% |
| 2 | Pratap Chandra Pradhan | NDA | 56,565 | 35.8% |
| 3 | Biplab Kumar Jena | 30,572 | 19.3% | |
| 4 | Anil Bhoi | APoI | 1,060 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,019 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Trilochan Naik | 998 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | Laxman Kumar Sahu | IND | 772 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Mandodari Roul | SUCI(C) | 529 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Duryodhan Naik | RAIM | 462 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Sukanta Kumar Nath | HND | 393 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Santosh Kumar Naik | IND | 325 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (37th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.3% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
37th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
79th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 41.4%BJP 35.8%INC 19.3%OTH 2.9%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.68 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta
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