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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIDHALAL MURMU
JKP
9,65333.4%
2
CHANDRA MOHAN SINHA
UTC
8,89930.8%
3
CHAITANYA PRASAD MAJHI
Congress (R)
5,34718.5%
4
KARTICK CHANDRA MAJHI
Grand Alliance
3,35011.6%
5
BADHA CHARAN MAJHI
IND
9693.4%
6
SUDHIR CHANDRA
JAC
4111.4%
7
RABINDRA NATH HEMRAM
IND
3001.0%

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
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
63rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
85th of 147

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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