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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1959 by-elections
Omerkote
Winner — 1959 by-elections
A. RAHIMAN
GP 63.3%INC 36.7%
Votes
8,895
63.3% share
Winning margin
3,734
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Omerkote was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 3,734 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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.
Average turnout (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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50th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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81st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.