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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1974
Jaleswar
Winner — 1974
GADADHAR GIRI
SOP 39.5%INC 32.9%3 others 27.6%
Votes
25,510
39.5% share
Winning margin
4,247
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.0%
of 90,914
A clear win with a 6.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GADADHAR GIRI | 25,510 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | PRASANNA KUMAR PAL | Congress (R) | 21,263 | 32.9% |
| 3 | KSHITISH CHANDRA DAS | UTC | 9,937 | 15.4% |
| 4 | KUMAR CHAKRAVARTY | IND | 7,433 | 11.5% |
| 5 | BANAMALI SENAPATI | JAC | 444 | 0.7% |
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 (131st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.4% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
131st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
99th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 39.5%INC 32.9%UTC 15.4%IND 11.5%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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