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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2004

Puri

Winner — 2004

MAHESWAR MOHANTY
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 53.6%INC 41.2%4 others 5.2%
Votes
70,809
53.6% share
Winning margin
16,422
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.3%
of 2,18,983

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESWAR MOHANTY
NDA (NDA)
70,80953.6%
2
UMA BALLAV RATH
UPA
54,38741.2%
3
KASINATH BHOI
BSP
3,3602.5%
4
LALIT MOHAN MISHRA
IND
1,7721.3%
5
HRUSHIKESH MISHRA
IND
9450.7%
6
RAMA CHANDRA PRADHAN
Samajwadi Party
8210.6%

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

Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 2.1% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
91st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 53.6%INC 41.2%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Rock-cut Vishnu

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock-cut Vishnu

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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