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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1961

Chatrapur

Winner — 1961

MAHAPATRA LAKSHMAN
CPI· Left
CPI 43.4%INC 34.0%3 others 22.6%
Votes
8,289
43.4% share
Winning margin
1,795
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
36.4%
of 52,495

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHAPATRA LAKSHMAN
Left
8,28943.4%
2
V. SITARAMAYYA
INC
6,49434.0%
3
BEHERA RAGHUNATH
IND
2,19111.5%
4
MAHAPATRA GOVINDA CHANDRA
1,4247.5%
5
SAMANTARA RADHAMOHAN
IND
7123.7%

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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
30th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
3rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 43.4%INC 34.0%IND 11.5%GP 7.5%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Terracotta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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