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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1974

Parlakhemundi

Winner — 1974

NALLA KURMANAIKULU
UTC
UTC 40.9%INC 33.5%4 others 25.6%
Votes
20,826
40.9% share
Winning margin
3,763
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.9%
of 83,563

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NALLA KURMANAIKULU
UTC
20,82640.9%
2
INJA VENKATA RAO
Congress (R)
17,06333.5%
3
NARAYANA PATRA
9,22718.1%
4
GARASANGA SABARA
IND
1,6653.3%
5
NABINA CHANDRA PATNAIK
IND
1,5263.0%
6
BRAJA KISHORE PATNAIK
IND
6101.2%

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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
34th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
147th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 40.9%INC 33.5%NCO 18.1%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)

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