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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 145 · 2024Reserved (ST)
Pottangi
Winner — 2024
Rama Chandra Kadam
INC· INC (INDIA)
INC 33.6%BJD 32.4%7 others 34.0%
Votes
52,202
33.6% share
Winning margin
1,919
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.0%
of 1,87,219
Pottangi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,919 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rama Chandra Kadam | INC (INDIA) | 52,202 | 33.7% |
| 2 | Prafulla Kumar Pangi | 50,283 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | Nandibali Chaitanya | 35,461 | 22.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,420 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Phulomani Pangi | IND | 2,770 | 1.8% |
| 6 | Gangamma Majhi | IND | 2,185 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Snehopatro Santa | 2,022 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | Murali Dhara Guntha | 1,831 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | Ambika Kumari Pangi | IND | 1,748 | 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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.2% · max 53.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
14th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.1%
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1st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.7%BJD 32.5%BJP 22.9%OTH 6.8%NOTA 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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