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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 76 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Salepur

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Winner — 1951

SURENDRANATH PATNAIK
INC
Also elected — same seat
PURNANANDA SAMAL
INC· 13,923 votes
INC 26.0%SP 17.5%10 others 56.4%
Votes
21,710
26.0% share
Winning margin
7,061
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
34.1%
of 1,22,498

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRANATH PATNAIK
INC
21,71026.0%
2
SURENDRA DWIBEDI
SP
14,64917.6%
3
PURNANANDA SAMAL
INC
13,92316.7%
4
ANANTA CH. BEHERA
SP
13,88216.6%
5
BAIDHAR BEHERA
CPI
4,0574.9%
6
RADHANATH MISRA
IND
3,7304.5%
7
DIGAMBAR BHUYAN
CPI
2,5753.1%
8
FAZAL HAQUE
KMPP
2,4562.9%
9
DHARANIDHAR MALLIK
KMPP
1,9622.4%
10
SRIDHAR SAMAL
IND
1,7732.1%
11
BIRAKISHORE BHUYAN
IND
1,3861.7%
12
RASANANDA SWAIN
IND
1,3691.6%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.8% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
4th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
7th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.0%SP 17.6%INC 16.7%SP 16.6%OTH 23.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,20,946
Density
231 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,291 km²
SC population14.5%
ST population55.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.5%Other 3.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation9.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate38.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Clean cooking fuel19.0%
Health insurance48.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Maize

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