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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1977
Ranpur
Winner — 1977
RAMESH CHANDRA PANDA
CPM· Left
CPM 23.1%JNP 21.4%5 others 55.5%
Votes
9,971
23.1% share
Winning margin
760
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
47.3%
of 91,259
Ranpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 760 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH CHANDRA PANDA | Left | 9,971 | 23.1% |
| 2 | SARAT CHANDRA MISRA | Janata | 9,211 | 21.4% |
| 3 | RAMAKANTA MISHRA | IND | 9,014 | 20.9% |
| 4 | SANTI DAS | INC | 8,676 | 20.1% |
| 5 | SRIDHAR DASH | IND | 2,752 | 6.4% |
| 6 | MADHUSUDAN MAHAPATRA | IND | 2,034 | 4.7% |
| 7 | GURU PRASAD PATNAIK | IND | 1,478 | 3.4% |
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.
Average turnout (37th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.3% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
37th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
79th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 23.1%JNP 21.4%IND 20.9%INC 20.1%IND 6.4%OTH 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
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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