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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1974Reserved (ST)

Rajgangpur

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Winner — 1974

CHRISTOPHER EKKA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 32.5%SWA 20.9%5 others 46.7%
Votes
9,722
32.5% share
Winning margin
3,471
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
39.0%
of 76,709

A clear win with a 11.6% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1971 vs 1974

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHRISTOPHER EKKA
INC
Congress (R)
9,72232.5%
2
BIRENDRA BHAGAT
SWA
Grand Alliance
6,25120.9%
3
JAMES TOPPO
IND
6,08420.3%
4
JUNAS BILUNG
JKD
4,19014.0%
5
FRANCIS TIRKEY
IND
1,2964.3%
6
NEGI NICHOLAS LAKRA
IND
1,2724.3%
7
KALYAN TIRKEY
JKP
1,1393.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (121st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
121st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
145th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.5%SWA 20.9%IND 20.3%JKD 14.0%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,77,817
Density
134 / km²
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,325 km²
SC population6.8%
ST population54.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Christian 38.0%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.1%
Electricity49.0%
Sanitation18.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance39.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Gajapati Palace

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