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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 140 · 2024Reserved (ST)
Rayagada
Winner — 2024
Kadraka Appala Swamy
INC· INC (INDIA)
INC 45.4%BJD 30.3%9 others 24.3%
Votes
87,482
45.4% share
Winning margin
29,186
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
75.5%
of 2,55,053
Rayagada is a safe seat — Kadraka Appala Swamy won by 15.2%.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadraka Appala Swamy | INC (INDIA) | 87,482 | 45.8% |
| 2 | Anusaya Majhi | 58,296 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | Basanta Kumar Ullaka | 24,548 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Suchitra Majhi | IND | 5,651 | 3.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,676 | 2.5% |
| 6 | Purna Chandra Majhi | 3,353 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | Rangarao Kandagari | IND | 1,785 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Bhagaban Majhi | IND | 1,629 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Banamali Majhi | APoI | 1,375 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Krishna Palaka | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,111 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Kandagari Sinalu | NBBHNRSVP | 1,080 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.7% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
84th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
10th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%BJD 30.5%BJP 12.8%OTH 8.4%NOTA 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,67,911
Density
137 / km²
Sex ratio
1051 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,073 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population56.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Christian 8.8%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.1%
Women literate42.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.2%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.