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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2024
Brajarajnagar
Winner — 2024
Suresh Pujari
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.8%BJD 32.9%8 others 18.3%
Votes
82,199
48.8% share
Winning margin
26,789
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.5%
of 2,17,251
Brajarajnagar is a safe seat — Suresh Pujari won by 15.9%.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suresh Pujari | BJP (NDA) | 82,199 | 48.9% |
| 2 | Alaka Mohanty | 55,410 | 32.9% | |
| 3 | Kishore Chandra Patel | 21,809 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Ramesh Kumar Tripathy | 3,418 | 2.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,384 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Sujata Suna | 1,378 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | Kumud Ranjan Prasad | 1,108 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | Suprit Kumar Behera | IND | 573 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Hemanta Kumar Rana | IND | 536 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Abyaybharati Shekhawat Rajput Jain | IND | 453 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 1.5% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
58th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
76th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.9%BJD 32.9%INC 13.0%OTH 4.4%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.44 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,79,505
Density
274 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,114 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population30.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity60.5%
Sanitation26.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.8%
Women literate79.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.5%
Clean cooking fuel41.8%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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