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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2014
Dharmgarh
Winner — 2014
PUSPENDRA SINGH DEO
BJD· BJD
BJD 32.8%BJP 23.9%10 others 43.3%
Votes
59,931
32.8% share
Winning margin
16,158
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
78.2%
of 2,34,035
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUSPENDRA SINGH DEO | BJD | 59,931 | 32.8% |
| 2 | RABINDRA PATTJOSHI | NDA | 43,773 | 23.9% |
| 3 | TUSHAR RANJAN PATTJOSHI | UPA | 33,569 | 18.4% |
| 4 | DHANUGOPAL | Samajwadi Party | 19,508 | 10.7% |
| 5 | DIGAMBAR DURIA | SAMO | 10,011 | 5.5% |
| 6 | BISHNU PRASAD AGRAWAL | AAP | 3,789 | 2.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,669 | 2.0% |
| 8 | SIBARAM NAIK | BSP | 2,341 | 1.3% |
| 9 | SUSHANTA KUMAR NAIK | 2,296 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | SHYAM SUNDAR PANDA | AOP | 2,092 | 1.1% |
| 11 | AKRUR PRASAD SETHIA | KS | 1,041 | 0.6% |
| 12 | KUBER SAHU | SKD | 895 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
34th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
147th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 32.8%BJP 23.9%INC 18.4%SP 10.7%SAMO 5.5%OTH 6.8%NOTA 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.