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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2024
Polasara
Winner — 2024
Gokulananda Mallik
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.3%BJD 40.3%8 others 6.4%
Votes
85,737
53.3% share
Winning margin
20,946
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.5%
of 2,49,263
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gokulananda Mallik | BJP (NDA) | 85,737 | 53.3% |
| 2 | Srikanta Sahu | 64,791 | 40.3% | |
| 3 | Agasti Barada | 3,763 | 2.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,791 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Rajib Kumar Jena | IND | 955 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Akshya Kumar Rout | IND | 907 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Nirakara Nayak | IND | 880 | 0.6% |
| 8 | P.kailash Chandra Patro | 765 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | Narayan Sahu | IND | 619 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Jagannath Samal | IND | 568 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (132nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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49th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.3%BJD 40.3%OTH 5.3%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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