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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1971
Brahmagiri
Winner — 1971
GOPABANDHU PATRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 27.7%CPM 20.3%4 others 52.0%
Votes
10,135
27.8% share
Winning margin
2,738
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.4%
of 77,060
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPABANDHU PATRA | Congress (R) | 10,135 | 27.8% |
| 2 | SIDHESWAR PANIGRAHI | Left | 7,397 | 20.3% |
| 3 | MADHUSUDAN NANDA | UTC | 5,389 | 14.8% |
| 4 | PRAFULLA CHANDRA PATTNAIK | Grand Alliance | 5,141 | 14.1% |
| 5 | AJAYA JENA | 5,131 | 14.1% | |
| 6 | FAKIR MOHAN HARI CHANDAN | JAC | 3,334 | 9.1% |
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 (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 3.4% · max 57.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
42nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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109th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.8%CPM 20.3%UTC 14.8%SWA 14.1%SOP 14.1%JAC 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.