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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2024
Kantabanji
Winner — 2024
Laxman Bag
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.4%BJD 36.4%10 others 19.2%
Votes
90,876
44.4% share
Winning margin
16,344
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
73.6%
of 2,78,205
A clear win with a 8.0% margin.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laxman Bag | BJP (NDA) | 90,876 | 44.6% |
| 2 | Naveen Patnaik | 74,532 | 36.6% | |
| 3 | Santosh Singh Saluja | 26,839 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | Dhaneswar Majhi | IND | 1,903 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,649 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Pandab Bhoi | 1,454 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Sudam Kalet | APoI | 1,239 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Abhiram Dharua | 1,217 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | Suratha Behera | IND | 1,204 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Kamal Kumar Chhatria | IND | 1,127 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Sohan Sipka | IND | 1,092 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Devendra Kumar Jain | KOMM | 742 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (100th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 0.1% · max 85.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
100th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
78th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.6%BJD 36.6%INC 13.2%OTH 4.9%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton🏺Onion
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Chausathi Yogini Temple together with three minor Shrines
🏛️MonumentASI
Chausathi Yogini Temple together with three minor Shrines
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.