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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Soro
Winner — 2024
Madhab Dhada
BJD· BJD
BJD 39.0%BJP 38.6%7 others 22.4%
Votes
63,642
39.0% share
Winning margin
802
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.5%
of 2,28,076
Soro was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 802 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.86 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madhab Dhada | BJD | 63,642 | 39.1% |
| 2 | Parshuram Dhada | 62,840 | 38.6% | |
| 3 | Subrat Kumar Dhada | 32,149 | 19.7% | |
| 4 | Rakesh Kumar Malik | IND | 2,566 | 1.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 650 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Akshay Kumar Jena | IND | 290 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Jitendra Sethi | 260 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | Kashinath Das | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Shibani Shankar Ray | IND | 251 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 39.1%BJP 38.6%INC 19.7%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.86 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.