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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1995

Jaleswar

Winner — 1995

JAYNARAYAN MOHANTY
INC· INC
INC 44.4%JD 39.0%13 others 16.6%
Votes
64,480
44.4% share
Winning margin
7,906
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,81,940

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAYNARAYAN MOHANTY
INC
64,48044.4%
2
ASWANI KUMAR PATRA
Janata Dal
56,57439.0%
3
SHASHADHAR PRADHAN
IND
14,3429.9%
4
KARTIK SAMANTRAY
BJP
4,9373.4%
5
PRAVAKAR TUDU
JMM(S)
1,7081.2%
6
BIMAL KUMAR SENA
IND
1,0270.7%
7
KUSHADHWAJ JENA
IND
8440.6%
8
ABDUL FARUQUE KHAN
IND
3440.2%
9
DIBAKAR JENA
IND
1860.1%
10
RAMA CHANDRA SINGH
PSSS
1580.1%
11
SANJIB KUMAR GHOSE
IND
1280.1%
12
AMAR KUMAR ACHARYA
IND
1240.1%
13
TAPAS KUMAR DUTTA
IND
1120.1%
14
SURESH BHUYAN
IND
1110.1%
15
NILAMBAR SAHU
IND
320.0%

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 (131st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.4% · max 41.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
131st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
99th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%JD 39.0%IND 9.9%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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