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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Cuttack Sadar

Winner — 1971

SURA SETHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 42.1%CPI 23.9%8 others 34.0%
Votes
13,150
42.1% share
Winning margin
5,674
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
36.7%
of 85,210

Cuttack Sadar is a safe seat — SURA SETHI won by 18.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURA SETHI
Congress (R)
13,15042.1%
2
PRAHLAD SETHI
Left
7,47623.9%
3
KRUSHNA CHANDRA MALLICK
UTC
4,74315.2%
4
MAHESWAR BEHERA
Grand Alliance
2,3147.4%
5
GUNANIDHI MALLICK
IND
9112.9%
6
BHAGIRATHI MOHARANA
JAC
7102.3%
7
KANHU CHARAN MALLIK
IND
5681.8%
8
PITAMBAR DAS
IND
5251.7%
9
MURLIDHAR BHOI
4631.5%
10
BANKIM CHANDRA SETHI
3771.2%

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 (117th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.1% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
117th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.1%CPI 23.9%UTC 15.2%PSP 7.4%OTH 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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