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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 58 · 2019

Parjanga

Winner — 2019

Nrusingha Charan Sahu
BJD· BJD
BJD 46.9%BJP 46.5%5 others 6.6%
Votes
78,747
46.9% share
Winning margin
740
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.5%
of 2,13,751

Parjanga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 740 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Nrusingha Charan Sahu
BJD
78,74746.9%
2
Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan
NDA
78,00746.5%
3
Jasaswini Rout
6,7954.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5180.9%
5
Dibyajyoti Nayak
HND
1,0240.6%
6
Lambodar Naik
APoI
9710.6%
7
Nirmala Mishra
ANC
7400.4%

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

High turnout (28th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.4% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
28th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
72nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 46.9%BJP 46.5%OTH 5.7%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew🏺Handicrafts
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Ananta Sayi Vishnu

🏛️MonumentASI

Ananta Sayi Vishnu

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Anantasayi Vishnu

🏛️MonumentASI

Anantasayi Vishnu

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Kanakesvara Mahadeva Temple & Group of Temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Kanakesvara Mahadeva Temple & Group of Temples

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Kanakesvara Mahadeva Temple and Group of Temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Kanakesvara Mahadeva Temple and Group of Temples

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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