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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1971
Chowdwar
Winner — 1971
KANHU LENKA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.0%UTC 29.4%5 others 29.6%
Votes
18,392
41.0% share
Winning margin
5,214
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.9%
of 88,175
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANHU LENKA | Congress (R) | 18,392 | 41.0% |
| 2 | BIJU PATNAIK | UTC | 13,178 | 29.4% |
| 3 | BASANT KUMARI DEVI | JAC | 4,937 | 11.0% |
| 4 | KAILASH CHANDRA LENKA | IND | 3,784 | 8.4% |
| 5 | SRINIVAS MISRA | Grand Alliance | 1,995 | 4.5% |
| 6 | BRAHMA NANDA PANDA | Grand Alliance | 1,755 | 3.9% |
| 7 | TRAILOKYA NATH MOHANTY | IND | 828 | 1.9% |
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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.0% · max 58.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
52nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
103rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.0%UTC 29.4%JAC 11.0%IND 8.4%OTH 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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