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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1974

Birmaharajpur

Winner — 1974

HRUSHIKESH HOTA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.0%SWA 28.3%3 others 28.7%
Votes
16,033
43.0% share
Winning margin
5,475
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.4%
of 83,972

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HRUSHIKESH HOTA
Congress (R)
16,03343.0%
2
KSHETRA MOHAN PANIGRAHI
Grand Alliance
10,55828.3%
3
SURENDRA PRADHAN
IND
7,86921.1%
4
CHAKRADHAR PRADHAN
IND
1,7884.8%
5
BIMANA NAYAK
IND
1,0302.8%

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.

Low turnout (144th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 3.1% · max 51.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
144th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
93rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.0%SWA 28.3%IND 21.1%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)
Dhauli

Dhauli

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Ancient Remains Inside and Outside the Ramparts

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Remains Inside and Outside the Ramparts

Ancient remains inside and outside the ramparts

Ancient remains inside and outside the ramparts

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient remains inside and outside the ramparts

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Asokan rock edict and sculpture of elephant

🏛️MonumentASI

Asokan rock edict and sculpture of elephant

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Asokan rock edict and sculpture of elephant

🏛️MonumentASI

Asokan rock edict and sculpture of elephant

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Rock-edicts of Asoka & Sculpture of Elephant

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock-edicts of Asoka & Sculpture of Elephant

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Small Rock-cut Cell with a Niche & an Inscription

🏛️MonumentASI

Small Rock-cut Cell with a Niche & an Inscription

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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