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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2022 by-elections
Brajarajnagar
Winner — 2022 by-elections
ALAKA MOHANTY
BJD 61.9%INC 18.3%9 others 19.8%
Votes
93,953
61.9% share
Winning margin
66,122
43.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Brajarajnagar is a safe seat — ALAKA MOHANTY won by 43.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALAKA MOHANTY | 93,953 | 61.9% | |
| 2 | KISHORE CHANDRA PATEL | 27,831 | 18.3% | |
| 3 | RADHARANI PANDA | 22,630 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | RAMESH KUMAR TRIPATHY | 3,105 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | ADITYA PADHAN | IND | 1,884 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SUPRIT KUMAR BEHERA | IND | 675 | 0.4% |
| 7 | DINABANDHU BISWAL | IND | 425 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MANOJ MEHER | IND | 417 | 0.3% |
| 9 | ABYAYBHARATI SHEKHAWAT RAJPUT JAIN | IND | 371 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SITARAM BEHERA | IND | 312 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BIJAY KUMAR JALAN | HND | 284 | 0.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean43.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 1.5% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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58th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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76th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 61.9%INC 18.3%BJP 14.9%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,79,505
Density
274 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,114 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population30.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity60.5%
Sanitation26.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.8%
Women literate79.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.5%
Clean cooking fuel41.8%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
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