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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2019Reserved (ST)
Rairangpur
Winner — 2019
NABA CHARAN MAJHI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 37.3%BJD 35.6%8 others 27.1%
Votes
60,901
37.3% share
Winning margin
2,847
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.5%
of 2,34,975
Rairangpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,847 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NABA CHARAN MAJHI | BJP (NDA) | 60,901 | 37.3% |
| 2 | BASANTI MARNDI | BJD | 58,054 | 35.6% |
| 3 | RAM CHANDRA MURMU | 30,512 | 18.7% | |
| 4 | MINATI HANSDAH | IND | 5,163 | 3.2% |
| 5 | KANHU CHARAN SOREN |  AITC | 2,248 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,114 | 1.3% |
| 7 | NABA KISHORE TUDU | BMUP | 1,218 | 0.8% |
| 8 | HINDURAY TUDU | IND | 1,105 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SUSHILA SAWAYAN | 1,075 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | JALANDHAR SINGH | IND | 848 | 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 (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.0% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
96th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
53rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.3%BJD 35.6%JMM 18.7%OTH 7.2%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
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