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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1980
Dharamsala
Winner — 1980
KANGALI PANDA
IND
IND 28.7%JNP(SC) 24.8%6 others 46.6%
Votes
15,582
28.7% share
Winning margin
2,132
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.7%
of 92,529
A closely fought contest. KANGALI PANDA won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANGALI PANDA | IND | 15,582 | 28.7% |
| 2 | GURU CHARAN TIKAYAT | JNP(SC) | 13,450 | 24.8% |
| 3 | BANKA BEHARI DAS | 11,182 | 20.6% | |
| 4 | NATABAR BAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 10,078 | 18.6% |
| 5 | GOKULANANDA ROUT | IND | 2,540 | 4.7% |
| 6 | NARENDRA BEHERA | IND | 706 | 1.3% |
| 7 | DURGA PRASANNA DASH | IND | 705 | 1.3% |
| 8 | RABINDRA DASH | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
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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 (54th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 3.8% · max 50.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
54th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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17th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.7%JNP(SC) 24.8%INC(U) 20.6%INC(I) 18.6%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
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