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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2009

Basta

Winner — 2009

RAGHUNATH MOHANTY
BJD· BJD
BJD 50.7%INC 44.2%5 others 5.1%
Votes
74,472
50.7% share
Winning margin
9,530
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.2%
of 1,90,381

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHUNATH MOHANTY
BJD
74,47250.7%
2
JAYNARAYAN MOHANTY
UPA
64,94244.2%
3
ARABINDA BEHERA
NDA
4,7133.2%
4
JUDHISTHIRA JENA
IND
9870.7%
5
KAMAL LOCHAN BARIK
UPA
7970.5%
6
RAMESH SWAIN
JHKP
5230.4%
7
SADASIV SETHI
BSP
4980.3%

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

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.5% · max 49.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
56th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
141st of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 50.7%INC 44.2%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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