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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2019

Khariar

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Winner — 2019

Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 33.5%BJD 31.9%9 others 34.6%
Votes
59,308
33.5% share
Winning margin
2,857
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.2%
of 2,38,514

Khariar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,857 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
INC
INC (UPA)
59,30833.5%
2
Lambodar Nial
BJD
BJD
56,45131.9%
3
RITARANI BAGARTTI
BJP
NDA
52,24529.5%
4
Purna Chandra Netam
BSP
1,8941.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,3600.8%
6
RANGADHAR MAJHI
AAP
AAP
1,1940.7%
7
Bhubaneswar Majhi
IND
1,1210.6%
8
Sanjay Kumar Naik
skd
9140.5%
9
Budharu Bihari
IND
9060.5%
10
Pramod Kumar Dandsena
IND
8420.5%
11
Radheshyam Sagar
IND
7000.4%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
43rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
40th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.5%BJD 31.9%BJP 29.5%OTH 4.3%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,382
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,852 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population33.8%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity27.5%
Sanitation14.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated97.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate53.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance45.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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