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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Dharamgarh

Winner — 1990

BHARAT BHUSAN BEMAL
JD· National Front
JD 54.7%INC 32.8%3 others 12.5%
Votes
30,753
54.7% share
Winning margin
12,297
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
46.3%
of 1,21,458

Dharamgarh is a safe seat — BHARAT BHUSAN BEMAL won by 21.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHARAT BHUSAN BEMAL
National Front
30,75354.7%
2
BHISMA SUNANI
INC
18,45632.8%
3
JAYAPAL NAG
BJP
6,01210.7%
4
NARAYAN KUMBHAR
IND
7361.3%
5
KARTIK NAIK
IND
3080.6%

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 (106th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.2% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
106th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
127th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 54.7%INC 32.8%BJP 10.7%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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