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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 137 · 2019

Paralakhemundi

Winner — 2019

K. NARAYANA RAO
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.9%IND 25.4%6 others 38.7%
Votes
52,415
35.9% share
Winning margin
15,335
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.3%
of 2,10,531

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. NARAYANA RAO
BJP (NDA)
52,41535.9%
2
TIRUPATI PANIGRAHI
IND
37,08025.4%
3
KALYANI GAJAPATHI
BJD
26,64518.3%
4
K. SURYA RAO
24,04016.5%
NOTA
NOTA
1,9441.3%
6
KEDAR SABAR
IND
1,5721.1%
7
GOURI SANKAR MAHANANDIA
1,1330.8%
8
Sunil Kumar Patnaik
skd
1,0980.8%

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

Low turnout (121st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
121st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
145th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.9%IND 25.4%BJD 18.3%INC 16.5%OTH 2.6%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,77,817
Density
134 / km²
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,325 km²
SC population6.8%
ST population54.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Christian 38.0%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.1%
Electricity49.0%
Sanitation18.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance39.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Kernel🏺Granite Slab🏺Turmeric Oil

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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