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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2024
Rairakhol
Winner — 2024
Prasanna Acharya
BJD· BJD
BJD 38.2%BJP 35.1%6 others 26.7%
Votes
61,716
38.2% share
Winning margin
4,960
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.8%
of 2,02,639
A closely fought contest. Prasanna Acharya won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.86 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prasanna Acharya | BJD | 61,716 | 38.2% |
| 2 | Debendra Mohapatra | 56,756 | 35.2% | |
| 3 | Assaf Ali Khan | 37,579 | 23.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,826 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Sanjit Kumar Babanga | IND | 1,226 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Prabhakar Ranjit | 1,072 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Ashraya Mahananda | IND | 664 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar Mishra | KS | 585 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.3% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
38th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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45th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 38.2%BJP 35.2%INC 23.3%OTH 2.2%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.86 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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