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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2024
Pallahara
Winner — 2024
Ashok Mohanty
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.1%BJD 43.0%7 others 8.9%
Votes
71,560
48.1% share
Winning margin
7,563
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.3%
of 1,78,632
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashok Mohanty | BJP (NDA) | 71,560 | 48.6% |
| 2 | Mukesh Kumar Pal | 63,997 | 43.5% | |
| 3 | Fakir Mohan Samal | 6,444 | 4.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,633 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Jagannath Dehury | MLD | 908 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Khageswar Naik | 830 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | Paramananda Sahoo | 695 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Satyaprakash Mishra | IND | 579 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Jugal Kishor Jit | IND | 471 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
51st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.6%BJD 43.5%OTH 6.7%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.59 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta
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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.