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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1977

Bolangir

Winner — 1977

MURALIDHAR GURU
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.5%INC 21.7%4 others 26.8%
Votes
17,298
51.5% share
Winning margin
10,006
29.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
35.5%
of 94,650

Bolangir is a safe seat — MURALIDHAR GURU won by 29.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURALIDHAR GURU
Janata
17,29851.5%
2
SWAPNANANDA PANIGRAHI
INC
7,29221.7%
3
PARSHURAM HOTA
IND
3,43410.2%
4
KRUSHNA CHANDRA PANDA
IND
2,3387.0%
5
HARA BAGHAR
IND
1,9515.8%
6
BISWANATH ACHARYA
IND
1,2973.9%

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 (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.8% · min 4.8% · max 48.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
32nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
71st of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.5%INC 21.7%IND 10.2%IND 7.0%IND 5.8%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)
🏛️

Chausathi Yogini Temple Known as Mahamaya Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Chausathi Yogini Temple Known as Mahamaya Temple

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Chausathi Yogini temple known as Mahamaya temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Chausathi Yogini temple known as Mahamaya 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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