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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1974
Nayagarh
Winner — 1974
BHAGABAT BEHERA
SOP 54.4%INC 19.5%6 others 26.1%
Votes
20,059
54.4% share
Winning margin
12,862
34.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
46.0%
of 80,175
Nayagarh is a safe seat — BHAGABAT BEHERA won by 34.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGABAT BEHERA | 20,059 | 54.4% | |
| 2 | NARASINGH BISWAL | Congress (R) | 7,197 | 19.5% |
| 3 | PURNA CHANDRA DEO | Grand Alliance | 3,519 | 9.5% |
| 4 | BISWA MOHAN PATTANAIK | IND | 1,710 | 4.6% |
| 5 | ARAKHITA SWAIN | IND | 1,632 | 4.4% |
| 6 | JAMBESWAR DAS | IND | 1,355 | 3.7% |
| 7 | PRASANNA KUMAR PANDA | IND | 903 | 2.5% |
| 8 | BIMBADHAR MISHRA | IND | 524 | 1.4% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 2.4% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
7th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
80th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 54.4%INC 19.5%SWA 9.5%OTH 16.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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