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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2004
Dhamnagar
Winner — 2004
MANMOHAN SAMAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.6%INC 26.4%4 others 25.0%
Votes
63,557
48.5% share
Winning margin
28,942
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.2%
of 1,92,077
Dhamnagar is a safe seat — MANMOHAN SAMAL won by 22.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANMOHAN SAMAL | NDA (NDA) | 63,557 | 48.5% |
| 2 | JAGANNATHA ROUT | UPA | 34,615 | 26.4% |
| 3 | MANAS RANJAN MALLICK | IND | 28,516 | 21.8% |
| 4 | GAURAHARI BISWAL | BSP | 1,781 | 1.4% |
| 5 | DEBABRATA JENA | IND | 1,741 | 1.3% |
| 6 | PRAKASH CHANDRA SAHOO | IND | 700 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
30th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
3rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%INC 26.4%IND 21.8%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,01,733
Density
217 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,303 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population45.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.3%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity30.0%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)37.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.2%
Women literate64.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance43.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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