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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1995Reserved (ST)
Pottangi
Winner — 1995
RAM CHANDRA KADAM
INC· INC
INC 49.1%JD 41.7%2 others 9.2%
Votes
48,867
49.1% share
Winning margin
7,350
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,44,416
A clear win with a 7.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANDRA KADAM | INC | 48,867 | 49.1% |
| 2 | JAYARAM PANGI | Janata Dal | 41,517 | 41.7% |
| 3 | P. TRINATH | BJP | 8,658 | 8.7% |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA HANTAL | 486 | 0.5% |
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 (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 51.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
101st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
35th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%JD 41.7%BJP 8.7%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.