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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2024
Khariar
Winner — 2024
Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
BJD· BJD
BJD 46.6%BJP 41.8%6 others 11.6%
Votes
93,246
46.6% share
Winning margin
9,618
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.1%
of 2,53,164
A closely fought contest. Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi | BJD | 93,246 | 46.9% |
| 2 | Hitesh Kumar Bagartti | 83,628 | 42.0% | |
| 3 | Kamal Charan Tandi | 13,330 | 6.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,436 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Shreekant Chatterjee | IND | 2,104 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Uddhab Majhi | ODSHJP | 1,759 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Budharu Bihari | 1,187 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Rangadhar Majhi | IND | 1,186 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 46.9%BJP 42.0%INC 6.7%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,382
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,852 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population33.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity27.5%
Sanitation14.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated97.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate53.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance45.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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