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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 20 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Bhanjanagar
Winner — 1957
GOVINDA PRADHAN
CPI· Left
Also elected — same seat
SUMA NAIK
CPI· 22,376 votes
CPI 26.4%CPI 26.3%2 others 47.3%
Votes
22,484
26.4% share
Winning margin
2,308
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
38.5%
of 1,10,436
A closely fought contest. GOVINDA PRADHAN won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOVINDA PRADHAN | 22,484 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | SUMA NAIK | 22,376 | 26.3% | |
| 3 | DEENABANDHU BEHERA | 20,176 | 23.7% | |
| 4 | NARASU NAIK | 20,022 | 23.5% |
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.
High turnout (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
30th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
3rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 26.4%CPI 26.3%INC 23.7%INC 23.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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