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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 107 · 1985
Kantabanji
Winner — 1985
CHAITANYA PRADHAN
IND
IND 46.7%INC 43.3%5 others 10.0%
Votes
19,879
46.7% share
Winning margin
1,419
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.4%
of 86,146
A closely fought contest. CHAITANYA PRADHAN won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAITANYA PRADHAN | IND | 19,879 | 46.7% |
| 2 | PRASANNA KUMAR PAL | INC | 18,460 | 43.3% |
| 3 | TAPICHARAN SAHU | Janata | 2,332 | 5.5% |
| 4 | PREMSINGH HANSPAL | BJP | 1,094 | 2.6% |
| 5 | KALARSING MATHIRANA | IND | 389 | 0.9% |
| 6 | MAHADEB MAJHI | IND | 319 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAMESH CHANRA DAS | IND | 116 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.4% · max 43.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
123rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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102nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.7%INC 43.3%JNP 5.5%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%
What's nearby?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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