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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Dhamnagar
Winner — 2024
Suryabanshi Suraj
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.0%BJD 45.5%7 others 4.5%
Votes
90,555
50.0% share
Winning margin
8,095
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.1%
of 2,47,651
A closely fought contest. Suryabanshi Suraj won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suryabanshi Suraj | BJP (NDA) | 90,555 | 50.3% |
| 2 | Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Das | 82,460 | 45.8% | |
| 3 | Ranjan Kumar Behera | 5,732 | 3.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 361 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Jagannath Mallik | IND | 289 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Sanjay Kumar Das | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Duryodhan Malik | 170 | 0.1% | |
| 8 | Prashana Kumar Das | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Saroj Kumar Sethy | IND | 95 | 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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.0% · max 54.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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105th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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142nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%BJD 45.8%OTH 3.7%NOTA 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.54 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%
What's nearby?
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