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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1980
Nawapara
Winner — 1980
BHANU PRAKASH JOSHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 48.3%JNP(SC) 28.4%3 others 23.3%
Votes
19,694
48.4% share
Winning margin
8,128
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.7%
of 83,635
Nawapara is a safe seat — BHANU PRAKASH JOSHI won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHANU PRAKASH JOSHI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 19,694 | 48.4% |
| 2 | GHASIRAM MAJHI | JNP(SC) | 11,566 | 28.4% |
| 3 | NEMI CHAND JAIN | IND | 6,655 | 16.3% |
| 4 | MADAN MOHAN SAHU | BJP | 2,513 | 6.2% |
| 5 | JOGENDRANATH DASH | IND | 307 | 0.8% |
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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.9% · max 64.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
67th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.4%JNP(SC) 28.4%IND 16.3%BJP 6.2%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.