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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Dharamgarh
Winner — 1980
GAJANAN NAYAK
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 51.8%BJP 21.9%3 others 26.3%
Votes
14,288
51.8% share
Winning margin
8,254
29.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
32.8%
of 83,989
Dharamgarh is a safe seat — GAJANAN NAYAK won by 29.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAJANAN NAYAK |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 14,288 | 51.8% |
| 2 | PANCHANAN SINDUR | BJP | 6,034 | 21.9% |
| 3 | JAGAMOHAN NAYAK | JNP(SC) | 4,178 | 15.2% |
| 4 | MAHIRAJ SAGAR | 1,938 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | BISEK JAIN | IND | 1,143 | 4.1% |
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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 (106th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.2% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
106th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
127th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.8%BJP 21.9%JNP(SC) 15.2%INC(U) 7.0%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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