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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2019
Rairakhol
Winner — 2019
Rohit Pujari
BJD· BJD
BJD 37.9%INC 28.2%7 others 33.8%
Votes
57,111
37.9% share
Winning margin
14,632
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,99,137
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
5 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.75 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohit Pujari | BJD | 57,111 | 37.9% |
| 2 | ASSAF ALI KHAN | 42,479 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | Debendra Mohapatra | NDA | 42,027 | 27.9% |
| 4 | Samar Kumar Pradhan | IND | 2,714 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,725 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Jayalal Behera | IND | 1,715 | 1.1% |
| 7 | ANAND KUMAR SAMAL | AAP | 1,359 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Sanket Bahidar | 938 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | Janak Ram Rana | PCHVP | 456 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.3% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
38th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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45th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 37.9%INC 28.2%BJP 27.9%OTH 4.8%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.75 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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