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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2009
Dharmasala
Winner — 2009
KALPATARU DAS
BJD· BJD
BJD 58.3%INC 32.6%5 others 9.1%
Votes
79,867
58.3% share
Winning margin
35,133
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.1%
of 1,85,076
Dharmasala is a safe seat — KALPATARU DAS won by 25.6%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALPATARU DAS | BJD | 79,867 | 58.3% |
| 2 | KANGALI CHARAN PANDA | UPA | 44,734 | 32.6% |
| 3 | RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDA | NDA | 5,341 | 3.9% |
| 4 | JATISH CHANDRA MOHANTY | SAMO | 5,015 | 3.7% |
| 5 | GOBINDA SAHOO | BSP | 883 | 0.6% |
| 6 | RABINDRA KUMAR DHIR | IND | 752 | 0.6% |
| 7 | MADHABI SINGH | IND | 511 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 2.2% · max 57.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
36th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
121st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 58.3%INC 32.6%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
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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.