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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2019

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Winner — 2019

JYOTI PRAKASH PANIGRAHI
BJD· BJD
BJD 51.3%BJP 42.8%4 others 5.8%
Votes
90,083
51.4% share
Winning margin
14,959
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.5%
of 2,41,813

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.94 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JYOTI PRAKASH PANIGRAHI
BJD
90,08351.4%
2
PADMALOCHAN PANDA
NDA
75,12442.8%
3
ANANTA PRASAD SETHI
8,3534.8%
NOTA
NOTA
8020.5%
5
PRUTHWIRAJ DAS
7280.4%
6
GANGADHAR DAS
PUJP
3400.2%

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

Average turnout (117th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.1% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
117th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 51.4%BJP 42.8%OTH 5.4%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.94 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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