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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1980
Brajarajnagar
Winner — 1980
UPENDRA DIXIT
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 54.6%CPI 35.8%4 others 9.6%
Votes
24,815
54.6% share
Winning margin
8,538
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.7%
of 95,350
Brajarajnagar is a safe seat — UPENDRA DIXIT won by 18.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPENDRA DIXIT |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 24,815 | 54.6% |
| 2 | PRASANNA KUMAR PANDA | Left | 16,277 | 35.8% |
| 3 | RAMACHANDRA MOHAPATRA | JNP(SC) | 1,629 | 3.6% |
| 4 | BALARAM PRADHAN | IND | 1,437 | 3.2% |
| 5 | LALA RAGHUNANDAN SAI | BJP | 848 | 1.9% |
| 6 | PANDIT JAGADISH GARGAGE | IND | 444 | 1.0% |
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 (129th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.1% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
129th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.6%CPI 35.8%OTH 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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