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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1971

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Winner — 1971

GANGADHARA PAIKARAY
CPI· Left
CPI 35.1%UTC 26.3%3 others 38.6%
Votes
15,187
35.1% share
Winning margin
3,789
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
51.1%
of 84,636

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1967 vs 1971

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANGADHARA PAIKARAY
CPI
Left
15,18735.1%
2
SATYANANDA CHAMPATIRAY
UTC
11,39826.3%
3
BHASKARA MAHAPATRA
IND
8,49219.6%
4
GOURISHYAM PATTANAYAK
INC
Congress (R)
5,07911.7%
5
RAJRAJ DEB
SWA
Grand Alliance
3,1197.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 2.1% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
91st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.1%UTC 26.3%IND 19.6%INC 11.7%SWA 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

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