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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2019
Kantamal
Winner — 2019
Mahidhar Rana
BJD· BJD
BJD 33.0%BJP 30.2%5 others 36.7%
Votes
43,099
33.0% share
Winning margin
3,650
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,63,579
A closely fought contest. Mahidhar Rana won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahidhar Rana | BJD | 43,099 | 33.0% |
| 2 | Kanhai Charan Danga | NDA | 39,449 | 30.2% |
| 3 | Sesha Kumar Meher | IND | 28,370 | 21.8% |
| 4 | Prasanta Kumar Sahu | 13,166 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | Sudhansu Danga | IND | 3,035 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Manoranjan Kuanar | HND | 2,255 | 1.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,091 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.0% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
5th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
61st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 33.0%BJP 30.2%IND 21.8%INC 10.1%OTH 4.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.60 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,41,162
Density
142 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population23.8%
ST population12.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate68.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Clean cooking fuel30.9%
Health insurance44.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Berhampur Patta (Phoda Kumbha) SareeGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.