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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2019

Junagarh

Winner — 2019

DIBYA SHANKAR MISHRA
BJD· BJD
BJD 45.8%BJP 30.6%6 others 23.6%
Votes
83,789
45.8% share
Winning margin
27,859
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.5%
of 2,32,764

Junagarh is a safe seat — DIBYA SHANKAR MISHRA won by 15.2%.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DIBYA SHANKAR MISHRA
BJD
83,78945.8%
2
MANOJ KUMAR MEHER
NDA
55,93030.6%
3
ANIL KUMAR SINGH DEO
32,34317.7%
4
SHIBA HATI
3,2031.8%
NOTA
NOTA
2,2901.3%
6
JATINDRA SAHU
APoI
2,0451.1%
7
KIRTI CHANDRA GOUDA
BMUP
1,7020.9%
8
PRIYABRATA SIPKA
IND
1,5360.8%

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

High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 45.8%BJP 30.6%INC 17.7%OTH 4.6%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.61 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

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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