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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Rayagada
Winner — 1980
ULAKA RAMCHANDRA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 85.4%JNP(SC) 14.6%
Votes
25,496
85.4% share
Winning margin
21,125
70.7% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
31.7%
of 94,171
Rayagada is a safe seat — ULAKA RAMCHANDRA won by 70.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULAKA RAMCHANDRA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 25,496 | 85.4% |
| 2 | BIDIKA MALANNA | JNP(SC) | 4,371 | 14.6% |
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.
Average turnout (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe70.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 1.1% · max 70.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
104th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
16th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 85.4%JNP(SC) 14.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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