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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1974

Brahmagiri

Winner — 1974

SIDDHESWAR PANIGRAHI
CPM· Left
CPM 27.3%UTC 24.6%4 others 48.1%
Votes
12,862
27.3% share
Winning margin
1,302
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.0%
of 84,081

A closely fought contest. SIDDHESWAR PANIGRAHI won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIDDHESWAR PANIGRAHI
Left
12,86227.3%
2
GOPABANDHU PATRA
UTC
11,56024.6%
3
LAXMIDHAR MISHRA
Congress (R)
9,86921.0%
4
AJAYA KUMAR JENA
IND
7,17915.3%
5
SURENDRANATH JENA
IND
3,5047.5%
6
INDRAMANI JAGADEB
JAC
2,0844.4%

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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.5% · max 51.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
47th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
50th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 27.3%UTC 24.6%INC 21.0%IND 15.3%IND 7.5%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew🏺Handicrafts
🏛️

Annakotesvara temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Annakotesvara temple

🏛️

Kapilesvara Mahadeva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kapilesvara Mahadeva Temple

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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