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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2024
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Winner — 2024
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
BJD· BJD
BJD 45.7%INC 38.5%5 others 15.9%
Votes
85,265
45.6% share
Winning margin
13,409
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.8%
of 2,43,358
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.98 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | BJD | 85,265 | 45.7% |
| 2 | Samarendra Mishra | 71,856 | 38.5% | |
| 3 | Gopalji Panigrahi | 24,932 | 13.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,556 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Ashish Pande | 1,094 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | Nilakantha Nag | APoI | 1,070 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Rana Nag | 836 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (72nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 45.7%INC 38.5%BJP 13.4%OTH 1.6%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.98 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.