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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2019

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Winner — 2019

NARASINGHA MISHRA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 41.3%BJD 38.2%7 others 20.4%
Votes
71,598
41.3% share
Winning margin
5,341
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.0%
of 2,37,457

A closely fought contest. NARASINGHA MISHRA won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARASINGHA MISHRA
INC (UPA)
71,59841.3%
2
ARKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO
BJD
66,25738.2%
3
ANANTA KUMAR DASH
NDA
28,92416.7%
4
DRONA KUMBHAR
1,5060.9%
5
ASHISH PANDE
AAP
1,4110.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3770.8%
7
NILAKANTHA NAG
APoI
9340.5%
8
DWIJA DALPATI
IND
6490.4%
9
KAPILA KUMBHAR
PBI
6320.4%

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

Average turnout (72nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%BJD 38.2%BJP 16.7%OTH 3.0%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

1 location
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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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