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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1980

Jaleswar

Winner — 1980

GADADHAR GIRI
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 38.0%INC(I) 25.1%4 others 36.9%
Votes
24,365
38.0% share
Winning margin
8,278
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,09,513

A clear win with a 12.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GADADHAR GIRI
JNP(JP)
24,36538.0%
2
JAYANARAYAN MOHANTY
INC(I)
Congress (I)
16,08725.1%
3
KUMAR CHAKRAVERTY
IND
12,91920.2%
4
HIMANSU SEKHAR NANDI
Left
9,46814.8%
5
NARAYAN SOREN
IND
6751.1%
6
ANANTA PRASAD SAHU
5660.9%

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.

Low turnout (131st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.4% · max 41.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
131st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
99th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 38.0%INC(I) 25.1%IND 20.2%CPM 14.8%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
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