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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2024
Dharamgarh
Winner — 2024
Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.8%BJD 32.8%10 others 25.5%
Votes
87,890
41.8% share
Winning margin
18,927
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
80.4%
of 2,61,881
A clear win with a 9.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | BJP (NDA) | 87,890 | 42.3% |
| 2 | Puspendra Singh Deo | 68,963 | 33.2% | |
| 3 | Rasmirekha Rout | 41,269 | 19.9% | |
| 4 | Tirtharaj Durga | 2,167 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Tankadhar Sabar | 1,477 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Santosh Kumar Bhoi | 1,270 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Hemangini Hans | IND | 1,269 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Heramba Senapati | IND | 1,156 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Soumya Ranjan Naik | IND | 891 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Rupadhar Naik | IND | 879 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Prahalad Agrawal | IND | 718 | 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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
34th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
147th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.3%BJD 33.2%INC 19.9%OTH 4.7%NOTA 0.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.