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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1971

Gondia

Winner — 1971

BRUNDABAN TRIPATHY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 39.5%SWA 31.6%6 others 28.9%
Votes
11,280
39.5% share
Winning margin
2,240
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
37.1%
of 77,069

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRUNDABAN TRIPATHY
Congress (R)
11,28039.5%
2
HALDHAR MISRA
Grand Alliance
9,04031.6%
3
SARAT CHANDRA SATAPATHY
UTC
3,81013.3%
4
DEBENDRANATH ROUT
JAC
1,4765.2%
5
BRAJAKISHORE MOHAPATRA
Left
1,4235.0%
6
JALI SAHOO
IND
6192.2%
7
BHASKAR NAIK
4951.7%
8
UCHHAB SAHOO
IND
4421.6%

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.

Low turnout (130th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.6% · max 59.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
130th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
55th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.5%SWA 31.6%UTC 13.3%JAC 5.2%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew🏺Granite Slab🏷️HandloomGI
🏛️

Bhima temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhima temple

🏛️

Kunti temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kunti temple

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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