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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1971Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1971

CHINTAMANI JENA
CPI· Left
CPI 22.4%UTC 16.8%6 others 60.7%
Votes
9,004
22.4% share
Winning margin
2,237
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.7%
of 89,778

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINTAMANI JENA
Left
9,00422.4%
2
PURUSHOTTAM SETHI
UTC
6,76716.9%
3
BABAJI CH. DAS
IND
5,89114.7%
4
KAPILA CH. SETHI
Grand Alliance
5,77914.4%
5
PANCHNAN MANDAL
IND
5,26113.1%
6
UCHHAB CH. JENA
Grand Alliance
3,7629.4%
7
BHAGIRATHI DAS
Left
1,9694.9%
8
KANHU CH. JENA
1,7314.3%

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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
133rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 22.4%UTC 16.9%IND 14.7%SWA 14.4%IND 13.1%PSP 9.4%OTH 9.2%

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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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