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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1997 by-elections
Nawapara
Winner — 1997 by-elections
Jagannath Pattnaik
INC 38.5%BJP 30.8%1 others 30.7%
Votes
31,425
38.5% share
Winning margin
6,318
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagannath Pattnaik | 31,425 | 38.5% | |
| 2 | Basanta Kumar Panda | 25,107 | 30.8% | |
| 3 | Surjya Majhi | 25,079 | 30.7% |
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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.9% · max 64.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
67th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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107th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%BJP 30.8%JD 30.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.