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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1977

Brahmagiri

Winner — 1977

AJAYA KUMAR JENA
JNP· Janata
JNP 41.6%INC 24.8%3 others 33.6%
Votes
18,405
41.6% share
Winning margin
7,437
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.8%
of 88,748

Brahmagiri is a safe seat — AJAYA KUMAR JENA won by 16.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAYA KUMAR JENA
Janata
18,40541.6%
2
BRAJAMOHAN MOHANTY
INC
10,96824.8%
3
PRAHALAD MOHANTY
Left
6,21014.1%
4
GOPABANDHU PATRA
IND
4,3329.8%
5
SURENDRA NATH JENA
IND
4,2909.7%

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
16.8%
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
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 41.6%INC 24.8%CPM 14.1%IND 9.8%IND 9.7%

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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