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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2024
Rourkela
Winner — 2024
Sarada Prasad Nayak
BJD· BJD
BJD 46.4%BJP 43.9%10 others 9.7%
Votes
64,660
46.4% share
Winning margin
3,552
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.7%
of 2,15,294
A closely fought contest. Sarada Prasad Nayak won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.74 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarada Prasad Nayak | BJD | 64,660 | 46.5% |
| 2 | Dilip Kumar Ray | 61,108 | 43.9% | |
| 3 | Birendra Nath Pattnaik | 8,751 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Nihar Ray | IND | 2,522 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 837 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Biswanath Lakra | IND | 246 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Thomas Bartholomio Dungdung | IND | 222 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Kamal Kishore Agarwal | ICPa | 219 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Nirmal Kumar Das | BHRJWNKP | 170 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Dhruba Charan Behera | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Swarup Mishra | KJD | 148 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Milan Chandra Mahanta | 128 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (131st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.4% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
131st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
99th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 46.5%BJP 43.9%INC 6.3%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.74 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Craft
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