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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 137 · 2024
Paralakhemundi
Winner — 2024
Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi
BJD· BJD
BJD 37.4%BJP 34.7%9 others 28.0%
Votes
56,027
37.4% share
Winning margin
3,998
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.8%
of 2,17,857
A closely fought contest. Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi | BJD | 56,027 | 38.0% |
| 2 | Koduru Narayana Rao | 52,029 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | Bijay Kumar Patnaik | 35,674 | 24.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Manoj Kumar Badonaik | 1,342 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Sanjay Kumar Raut | IND | 597 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Bikash Chandra Singh | IND | 434 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Paila Murali Krishna | 429 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | Bidyadhara Mohankudo | IND | 399 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Amodh Kumar Bardhan | IND | 348 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Pravindra Singh | MLD | 302 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (121st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
121st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
145th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 38.0%BJP 35.3%INC 24.2%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,77,817
Density
134 / km²
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,325 km²
SC population6.8%
ST population54.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 61.1%Christian 38.0%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.1%
Electricity49.0%
Sanitation18.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.4%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance39.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.