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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

MAHESWAR MOHANTY
JD· Janata Dal
JD 33.6%IND 31.1%11 others 35.3%
Votes
41,847
33.5% share
Winning margin
3,001
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
66.4%
of 1,87,923

A closely fought contest. MAHESWAR MOHANTY won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESWAR MOHANTY
JD
Janata Dal
41,84733.5%
2
UMABALLAV RATH
IND
38,84631.1%
3
PRAFULLA KAR
INC
INC
35,59628.5%
4
PRAVANJAN MOHAPATRA
BJP
BJP
4,4873.6%
5
PRAFULLA MISHRA
CPI
Left
1,2371.0%
6
NABAKISHORE JENA
IND
1,0630.8%
7
BAMADEV NAYAK
IND
3550.3%
8
SATYANARAYAN SAHOO
IND
2880.2%
9
MANARAMA PADHI
FBL
2510.2%
10
CHINTAMANI MISHRA
IND
2380.2%
11
KUBER BISWAL
IND
2070.2%
12
RAMA CHANDRA PRADHAN
IND
1880.1%
13
SUSHIL KUMAR NAYAK
IND
1240.1%

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.

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Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 2.1% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
91st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 33.5%IND 31.1%INC 28.5%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

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