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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1977
Jaleswar
Winner — 1977
GADADHAR GIRI
JNP· Janata
JNP 62.4%INC 29.4%1 others 8.2%
Votes
29,615
62.5% share
Winning margin
15,672
33.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
48.1%
of 98,590
Jaleswar is a safe seat — GADADHAR GIRI won by 33.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GADADHAR GIRI | Janata | 29,615 | 62.5% |
| 2 | PRASANNA KUMAR PAUI | INC | 13,943 | 29.4% |
| 3 | CHATURBHUJA CHAKARBARTY | IND | 3,865 | 8.2% |
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.
Low turnout (131st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.4% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
131st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
99th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 62.5%INC 29.4%IND 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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