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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1977
Aska
Winner — 1977
HARIHAR SWAIN
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.2%CPI 37.7%2 others 3.1%
Votes
30,512
59.2% share
Winning margin
11,071
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.6%
of 83,691
Aska is a safe seat — HARIHAR SWAIN won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARIHAR SWAIN | Janata | 30,512 | 59.2% |
| 2 | RAGHAB PARIDA | Left | 19,441 | 37.7% |
| 3 | RAMANATH PADHI | INC | 1,250 | 2.4% |
| 4 | MANANTA SRI RADHAMOHAN DAS | IND | 361 | 0.7% |
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 (72nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.2%CPI 37.7%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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