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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 67 · 2019
Patnagarh
Winner — 2019
SAROJ KUMAR MEHER
BJD· BJD
BJD 43.4%BJP 38.0%3 others 18.6%
Votes
88,533
43.5% share
Winning margin
11,159
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.7%
of 2,80,134
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
3 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹31.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAROJ KUMAR MEHER | BJD | 88,533 | 43.5% |
| 2 | KANAK VARDHAN SINGH DEO | NDA | 77,374 | 38.0% |
| 3 | RAMESH KUMAR PUROHIT | 30,302 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | LABA SUNA | 4,204 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,366 | 1.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.6% · max 27.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
99th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
52nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 43.5%BJP 38.0%INC 14.9%OTH 2.1%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹31.44 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
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