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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 121 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Daspalla
Winner — 2024
Ramesh Chandra Behera
BJD· BJD
BJD 44.2%BJP 39.7%7 others 16.1%
Votes
62,039
44.2% share
Winning margin
6,296
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.6%
of 1,90,742
A closely fought contest. Ramesh Chandra Behera won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramesh Chandra Behera | BJD | 62,039 | 44.4% |
| 2 | Raghab Malik | 55,743 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | Rabindra Sethi | IND | 10,673 | 7.6% |
| 4 | Nakul Nayak | 5,259 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Indumati Nayak | IND | 1,951 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,570 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Kanhu Charan Nayak | IND | 910 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Santosh Nayak | MLD | 845 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Suratha Naik | IND | 747 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.7% · max 62.5%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
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102nd of 147How crowded is the field?
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2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 147How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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47th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 44.4%BJP 39.9%IND 7.6%OTH 6.9%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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