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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2019

Kantabanji

Winner — 2019

SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 33.6%BJP 33.5%5 others 32.9%
Votes
64,246
33.6% share
Winning margin
128
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.3%
of 2,79,867

Kantabanji was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 128 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.77 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA
INC (UPA)
64,24633.6%
2
LAXMAN BAG
NDA
64,11833.5%
3
AJAYA KUMAR DAS
BJD
54,52728.5%
NOTA
NOTA
2,4531.3%
5
MAYA BAG
IND
2,2731.2%
6
SURATHA BEHERA
IND
2,0281.1%
7
CHAMPA NAG
1,5890.8%

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

Average turnout (100th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 0.1% · max 85.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
100th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
78th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.6%BJP 33.5%BJD 28.5%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.77 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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton🏺Onion
🏛️

Chausathi Yogini Temple together with three minor Shrines

🏛️MonumentASI

Chausathi Yogini Temple together with three minor Shrines

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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