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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Udala

Winner — 2019

BHASKAR MADHEI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.5%BJD 44.5%4 others 10.0%
Votes
69,725
45.5% share
Winning margin
1,433
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.6%
of 1,92,680

Udala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,433 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHASKAR MADHEI
BJP (NDA)
69,72545.5%
2
SRINATH SOREN
BJD
68,29244.5%
3
BENUDHAR MOHAPATRA
10,2126.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,2711.5%
5
MAYA TUDU
RAIM
1,4861.0%
6
TULASI MARNDI
JKPP
1,3210.9%

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

Average turnout (51st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.9% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
51st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
64th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.5%BJD 44.5%INC 6.7%OTH 1.8%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 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

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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