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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1985 by-elections
Khurda
Winner — 1985 by-elections
P.K.PATASANI
IND
IND 50.4%INC 45.8%6 others 3.8%
Votes
32,774
50.4% share
Winning margin
2,993
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Khurda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,993 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.K.PATASANI | IND | 32,774 | 0.0% |
| 2 | B.MISRA | 29,781 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | R.PANDA | IND | 582 | 0.0% |
| 4 | D.MANGARAJ | IND | 533 | 0.0% |
| 5 | P.SWAIN | IND | 430 | 0.0% |
| 6 | K.BEWA | IND | 416 | 0.0% |
| 7 | P.MOHANTY | IND | 346 | 0.0% |
| 8 | B.B.PATTANAIK | IND | 160 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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51st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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