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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 122 · 2024
Nayagarh
Winner — 2024
Aruna Kumar Sahoo
BJD· BJD
BJD 48.7%BJP 48.4%5 others 2.9%
Votes
81,959
48.7% share
Winning margin
439
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.6%
of 2,22,736
Nayagarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 439 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruna Kumar Sahoo | BJD | 81,959 | 48.7% |
| 2 | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh | 81,520 | 48.5% | |
| 3 | Ranajeet Dash | 2,650 | 1.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 964 | 0.6% |
| 5 | Hemant Kumar Prusty | IND | 405 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Giridhari Rout | KRUP | 328 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Santosh Narayan | IND | 326 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.3% · max 52.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
81st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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100th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 48.7%BJP 48.5%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.55 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,62,789
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,890 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population6.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.3%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.9%
Electricity54.1%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Children underweight (under 5)20.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate80.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.3%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Brass and Bell Metal
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.