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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1961Reserved (SC)

Bijepur (SC)

Winner — 1961

NAG MOHAN
INC· INC
INC 43.7%GP 29.0%1 others 27.3%
Votes
7,965
43.7% share
Winning margin
2,681
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
29.0%
of 62,808

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAG MOHAN
INC
7,96543.7%
2
MAHANAND BAHADUR
5,28429.0%
3
SETH GOPAL
IND
4,98527.3%

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 (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 3.4% · max 57.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
42nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.7%GP 29.0%IND 27.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI

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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