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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 84 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Phulbani

Winner — 2009

DEBENDRA KANHAR
BJD· BJD
BJD 36.6%BJP 28.2%4 others 35.2%
Votes
38,092
36.6% share
Winning margin
8,729
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.2%
of 1,59,570

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEBENDRA KANHAR
BJD
38,09236.6%
2
DEBANARAYAN PRADHAN
NDA
29,36328.2%
3
JALANDHAR KANHAR
UPA
23,66922.7%
4
ARTATRANA KANHAR
UPA
5,8165.6%
5
LOKANATH MALLICK
IND
4,9924.8%
6
PRADEEP KUMAR NAYAK
Samajwadi Party
2,1442.1%

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

Average turnout (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 51.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
101st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
35th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 36.6%BJP 28.2%INC 22.7%JMM 5.6%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI

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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