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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1995Reserved (ST)
Laikera
Winner — 1995
HEMANAND BISWAL
INC· INC
INC 55.8%JD 35.7%2 others 8.5%
Votes
52,655
55.8% share
Winning margin
19,031
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.9%
of 1,31,241
Laikera is a safe seat — HEMANAND BISWAL won by 20.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEMANAND BISWAL | INC | 52,655 | 55.8% |
| 2 | DILESWAR SINGH BARIHA | Janata Dal | 33,624 | 35.6% |
| 3 | SATYA BHAMA DHURVA | BJP | 7,056 | 7.5% |
| 4 | UDESWAR KISAN | SJP(R) | 980 | 1.0% |
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 (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.5% · min 1.3% · max 63.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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139th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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33rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.8%JD 35.6%BJP 7.5%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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