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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1967

Kesinga

Winner — 1967

B.BHOI
SWA· Swatantra-Jana Congress Alliance (Odisha, 1967)
SWA 50.1%INC 27.8%3 others 22.1%
Votes
10,546
50.1% share
Winning margin
4,681
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
36.0%
of 58,603

Kesinga is a safe seat — B.BHOI won by 22.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.BHOI
Swatantra Party
10,54650.1%
2
G.HOTA
INC
5,86527.8%
3
S.C.S.DEO
IND
2,54812.1%
4
G.BHOI
IND
1,3806.5%
5
S.JAIN
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7293.5%

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 (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.1% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
79th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
135th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 50.1%INC 27.8%IND 12.1%IND 6.5%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom of Maniabandha🏺Silver Filigree (Tarakashi Art)
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Hill Containing Many Valuable Sculptures Images & Inscriptions etc.

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill Containing Many Valuable Sculptures Images & Inscriptions etc.

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Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temples & Images

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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