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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1995

Soro

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Winner — 1995

KARTIK MOHAPATRA
INC· INC
INC 62.6%CPI 16.4%8 others 21.0%
Votes
73,055
62.6% share
Winning margin
53,853
46.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,58,858

Soro is a safe seat — KARTIK MOHAPATRA won by 46.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARTIK MOHAPATRA
INC
INC
73,05562.6%
2
BIRENDRA BISWAL
CPI
Left
19,20216.4%
3
MAHENDRA PATRA
JD
Janata Dal
15,90813.6%
4
PRAVAKAR SAHU
BJP
BJP
3,8443.3%
5
PITAMBAR PANDA
CPM
Left
2,4862.1%
6
AJIT DAS MOHAPATRA
SJP(R)
8340.7%
7
NIRANJAN JENA
IND
4440.4%
8
GAJENDRA UPADHYA
IND
4430.4%
9
BAIRAGI CHARAN PANDA
IND
2820.2%
10
BINOD JENA
PSSS
2600.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
46.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.2% · max 50.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
11th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.6%CPI 16.4%JD 13.6%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

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