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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1961
Digapahandi
Winner — 1961
MAHAPATRA RAGHUNATH
INC· INC
INC 58.4%CPI 33.5%2 others 8.1%
Votes
15,237
58.4% share
Winning margin
6,488
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.8%
of 56,940
Digapahandi is a safe seat — MAHAPATRA RAGHUNATH won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAPATRA RAGHUNATH | INC | 15,237 | 58.4% |
| 2 | PRODHAN GOVIND | Left | 8,749 | 33.5% |
| 3 | MISRA LAKSHMINARAYAN | IND | 1,417 | 5.4% |
| 4 | MEKAPS CHANDRASEKHAR | 688 | 2.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.2% · max 50.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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11th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.4%CPI 33.5%IND 5.4%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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