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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1971

Ranpur

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Winner — 1971

RAMESHA CHANDRA PANDA
CPM· Left
CPM 40.4%INC 20.6%4 others 38.9%
Votes
13,037
40.4% share
Winning margin
6,386
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.5%
of 72,360

Ranpur is a safe seat — RAMESHA CHANDRA PANDA won by 19.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHA CHANDRA PANDA
CPM
Left
13,03740.4%
2
GURU PRASAD PATNAIK
INC
Congress (R)
6,65120.6%
3
SRIDHAR DASH
JAC
5,72917.8%
4
GAURANGA PRADHAN
UTC
4,11512.8%
5
BRAJENDRA SINGHDEO
SWA
Grand Alliance
1,9516.0%
6
ANIRUDHA SWAIN
PSP
Grand Alliance
7542.3%

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 (44th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.6% · max 42.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
44th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 40.4%INC 20.6%JAC 17.8%UTC 12.8%SWA 6.0%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta

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