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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1967
Melchhamunda
Winner — 1967
B.K.SAHU
SWA· Swatantra-Jana Congress Alliance (Odisha, 1967)
SWA 45.6%INC 21.0%4 others 33.3%
Votes
9,513
45.6% share
Winning margin
5,131
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
30.2%
of 69,066
Melchhamunda is a safe seat — B.K.SAHU won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.K.SAHU | Swatantra Party | 9,513 | 45.6% |
| 2 | S.PADHI | INC | 4,382 | 21.0% |
| 3 | H.ACHARYA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 2,787 | 13.4% |
| 4 | J.PANDA | JAC | 2,374 | 11.4% |
| 5 | P.DASH | IND | 1,255 | 6.0% |
| 6 | A.MISRA | IND | 535 | 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 (29th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.4% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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29th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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126th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 45.6%INC 21.0%SSP 13.4%JAC 11.4%IND 6.0%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%
What's nearby?
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