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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1980

Kakatpur

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Winner — 1980

BAIKUNTHANATH SWAIN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.1%JNP(SC) 40.0%3 others 13.0%
Votes
33,298
47.1% share
Winning margin
5,041
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,02,335

A clear win with a 7.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAIKUNTHANATH SWAIN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
33,29847.1%
2
SURENDRANATH NAIK
JNP(SC)
28,25740.0%
3
SOMANATH PATRA
CPI
Left
7,89911.2%
4
BAIKUNTHANATH DAS
IND
8151.1%
5
KUNJA DEI
IND
4460.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (21st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.9% · max 43.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
21st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
88th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.1%JNP(SC) 40.0%CPI 11.2%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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