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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1961

Phulbani

Winner — 1961

PADHI HIMANUSEKHARA
INC· INC
INC 40.2%GP 37.7%2 others 22.1%
Votes
3,959
40.2% share
Winning margin
251
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
18.0%
of 54,666

A closely fought contest. PADHI HIMANUSEKHARA won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PADHI HIMANUSEKHARA
INC
3,95940.2%
2
RATHA NANDAKISHOR
3,70837.7%
3
PRADHANA CHAKRAPATI
IND
1,16711.8%
4
BISWAL KRUPASINDHA
IND
1,01210.3%

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.

Average turnout (51st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.9% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
51st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
64th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.2%GP 37.7%IND 11.8%IND 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice

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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