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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1971

Nilgiri

Winner — 1971

BANAMALI DAS
CPM· Left
CPM 29.9%INC 25.3%5 others 44.8%
Votes
12,277
29.9% share
Winning margin
1,882
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.7%
of 79,478

A closely fought contest. BANAMALI DAS won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BANAMALI DAS
Left
12,27729.9%
2
PURNA CHANDRA PANDA
Congress (R)
10,39525.3%
3
KRUT BAS PANIGRAHI
UTC
7,64318.6%
4
JAGADANANDA PANJGRAHI
Grand Alliance
5,12512.5%
5
SITARAM SING
IND
4,0739.9%
6
HEMENDRA NATH DAS
JAC
9682.4%
7
GOPAL MOHAPATRA
6281.5%

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.

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.2% · max 50.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
11th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 29.9%INC 25.3%UTC 18.6%SWA 12.5%IND 9.9%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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