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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1971

Dhenkanal

Winner — 1971

SURENDRA MOHAN PATTANAIK
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.3%SWA 27.2%3 others 37.4%
Votes
10,995
35.4% share
Winning margin
2,532
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.4%
of 83,178

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA MOHAN PATTANAIK
Congress (R)
10,99535.4%
2
DINESH CHANDRA PATTANAIK
Grand Alliance
8,46327.2%
3
SIBA NARAYAN MISHRA
JAC
6,64621.4%
4
BISWESWAR BHUTIA
UTC
4,05513.0%
5
CHANDRA S. MOHAPATRA
IND
9453.0%

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
lean
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.1% · max 40.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
97th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.4%SWA 27.2%JAC 21.4%UTC 13.0%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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