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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 142 · 2024Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 2024
Rupu Bhatra
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.1%BJD 27.4%5 others 30.5%
Votes
75,275
42.1% share
Winning margin
26,264
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.6%
of 2,09,003
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupu Bhatra | BJP (NDA) | 75,275 | 42.1% |
| 2 | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 49,011 | 27.4% | |
| 3 | Anamu Dian | 44,840 | 25.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,314 | 1.9% |
| 5 | Basu Nayak | 2,223 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | Ketan Samarath | 2,044 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | Rama Krushna Pujari | IND | 1,949 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (3rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.6% · max 50.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
3rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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19th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.1%BJD 27.4%INC 25.1%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,79,647
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,807 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population50.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.7%
Electricity25.4%
Sanitation17.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate40.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.5%
Health insurance54.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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