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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Salepur
Winner — 1980
MAYADHAR SETHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 58.8%JNP(SC) 41.2%
Votes
28,397
58.8% share
Winning margin
8,514
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
53.5%
of 90,193
Salepur is a safe seat — MAYADHAR SETHI won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAYADHAR SETHI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 28,397 | 58.8% |
| 2 | KALANDI CHARAN BEHERA | JNP(SC) | 19,883 | 41.2% |
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 (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 58.8%JNP(SC) 41.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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