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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1974Reserved (ST)

Rairangpur

Winner — 1974

ARJUN MAJHI
UTC
UTC 32.4%INC 28.5%8 others 39.1%
Votes
8,900
32.4% share
Winning margin
1,056
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
37.4%
of 73,577

A closely fought contest. ARJUN MAJHI won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJUN MAJHI
UTC
8,90032.4%
2
KARTICK CHANDRA MAJHI
Congress (R)
7,84428.5%
3
BRAJA MOHAN HANSDAH
IND
2,76210.1%
4
SONARAM SOREN
IND
2,2408.2%
5
PREM SAGAR SIRKA
IND
1,7996.5%
6
SIDHALAL MURMU
IND
1,3094.8%
7
RAGHUNATH TUDU
JKD
1,1174.1%
8
SHANKHAR MAJHI
IND
7902.9%
9
SUDARSAN MURMU
IND
4091.5%
10
BHADU MAJHI
IND
3171.1%

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.

Average turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.1% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
35th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
146th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 32.4%INC 28.5%IND 10.1%IND 8.2%IND 6.5%OTH 14.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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