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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2019Reserved (ST)
Jharigam
Winner — 2019
PRAKASH CHANDRA MAJHI
BJD· BJD
BJD 44.6%INC 26.6%3 others 28.8%
Votes
77,881
44.6% share
Winning margin
31,370
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
82.2%
of 2,12,429
Jharigam is a safe seat — PRAKASH CHANDRA MAJHI won by 18.0%.
Seat history
2 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASH CHANDRA MAJHI | BJD | 77,881 | 44.6% |
| 2 | ULDHAR MAJHI | 46,511 | 26.6% | |
| 3 | PARSURAM MAJHI | NDA | 39,631 | 22.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,689 | 3.3% |
| 5 | SUNITA BANJARA | IND | 4,984 | 2.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 50.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
8th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 44.6%INC 26.6%BJP 22.7%OTH 2.9%NOTA 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.17 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,20,946
Density
231 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,291 km²
SC population14.5%
ST population55.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.5%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation9.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate38.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Clean cooking fuel19.0%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Maize
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.