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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Rairangpur
Winner — 1971
SIDHALAL MURMU
JKP
JKP 33.4%UTC 30.8%5 others 35.9%
Votes
9,653
33.4% share
Winning margin
754
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
40.8%
of 70,898
A closely fought contest. SIDHALAL MURMU won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIDHALAL MURMU | JKP | 9,653 | 33.4% |
| 2 | CHANDRA MOHAN SINHA | UTC | 8,899 | 30.8% |
| 3 | CHAITANYA PRASAD MAJHI | Congress (R) | 5,347 | 18.5% |
| 4 | KARTICK CHANDRA MAJHI | Grand Alliance | 3,350 | 11.6% |
| 5 | BADHA CHARAN MAJHI | IND | 969 | 3.4% |
| 6 | SUDHIR CHANDRA | JAC | 411 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RABINDRA NATH HEMRAM | IND | 300 | 1.0% |
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 (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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63rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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85th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKP 33.4%UTC 30.8%INC 18.5%SWA 11.6%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
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