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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Dharamgarh

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Winner — 1995

BIRA SIPKA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 31.6%SJP(R) 30.4%7 others 37.9%
Votes
29,302
31.6% share
Winning margin
1,139
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,38,516

Dharamgarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,139 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRA SIPKA
JD
Janata Dal
29,30231.6%
2
BHAKTA CHARAN DAS
SJP(R)
28,16330.4%
3
CHHABILAL NAG
INC
INC
22,97024.8%
4
BHAGYABAN SAGAR
BJP
BJP
6,5077.0%
5
DINABANDHU JAL
IND
3,1273.4%
6
DURYODHAN HARIJAN
BSP
1,6391.8%
7
GOKHARA MAHANAND
IND
6890.7%
8
KESHARI MANGARAJ
IND
1160.1%
9
SABAR SUNANI
IND
940.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (106th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.2% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
106th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
127th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 31.6%SJP(R) 30.4%INC 24.8%BJP 7.0%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%

What's nearby?

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