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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2014

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Winner — 2014

NARASINGHA MISHRA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 39.8%BJD 31.9%7 others 28.2%
Votes
61,730
39.8% share
Winning margin
12,254
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.6%
of 2,13,457

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.88 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARASINGHA MISHRA
INC (UPA)
61,73039.8%
2
ANAG UDAY SINGHDEO
BJD
49,47631.9%
3
BASUDEV PATI
NDA
35,13022.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,1611.4%
5
NILAKANTHA NAG
APOI
1,9701.3%
6
KARAM CHAND BEJ
BSP
1,3970.9%
7
SANGITA MAJHI
AAP
1,0860.7%
8
SANDEEP KUMAR BAG
IND
1,0740.7%
9
GOPAL CHANDRA HOTA
IND
9510.6%

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

Average turnout (72nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.7% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.8%BJD 31.9%BJP 22.7%OTH 4.2%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.88 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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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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