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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2004

Kendrapara

Winner — 2004

UTKAL KESHARI PARIDA
OGP· INC-JMM-OGP (UPA)
OGP 51.0%BJP 47.1%1 others 1.9%
Votes
60,848
51.0% share
Winning margin
4,565
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.7%
of 1,66,536

A closely fought contest. UTKAL KESHARI PARIDA won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UTKAL KESHARI PARIDA
OGP
INC-JMM-OGP (UPA)
60,84851.0%
2
BEDPRAKASH AGRAWALLA
NDA
56,28347.1%
3
SANTHA KRUSHNA DAS
IND
2,2711.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (110th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.7% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
110th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
OGP 51.0%BJP 47.1%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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