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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARASINGHA MISHRA | INC (UPA) | 71,598 | 41.3% |
| 2 | ARKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO | BJD | 66,257 | 38.2% |
| 3 | ANANTA KUMAR DASH | NDA | 28,924 | 16.7% |
| 4 | DRONA KUMBHAR | 1,506 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | ASHISH PANDE | AAP | 1,411 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,377 | 0.8% |
| 7 | NILAKANTHA NAG | APoI | 934 | 0.5% |
| 8 | DWIJA DALPATI | IND | 649 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KAPILA KUMBHAR | PBI | 632 | 0.4% |
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
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 147Where 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%
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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.