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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1967
Dhenkanal
Winner — 1967
R.P.P.DEV
SWA· Swatantra-Jana Congress Alliance (Odisha, 1967)
SWA 53.3%IND 14.5%6 others 32.2%
Votes
15,892
53.3% share
Winning margin
11,572
38.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
39.4%
of 75,551
Dhenkanal is a safe seat — R.P.P.DEV won by 38.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.P.P.DEV | Swatantra Party | 15,892 | 53.3% |
| 2 | S.MISRA | IND | 4,320 | 14.5% |
| 3 | B.C.PATNIAK | INC | 3,165 | 10.6% |
| 4 | U.SAHOO | IND | 2,223 | 7.5% |
| 5 | D.ROUT | IND | 2,011 | 6.8% |
| 6 | N.JENA | IND | 965 | 3.2% |
| 7 | P.SAHOO | IND | 631 | 2.1% |
| 8 | B.SAHOO | IND | 586 | 2.0% |
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 (97th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean38.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.1% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
97th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 53.3%IND 14.5%INC 10.6%IND 7.5%IND 6.8%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,77,817
Density
134 / km²
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,325 km²
SC population6.8%
ST population54.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Christian 38.0%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.1%
Electricity49.0%
Sanitation18.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance39.6%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.