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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2024
Morada
Winner — 2024
Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.8%BJD 24.6%16 others 32.6%
Votes
77,980
42.8% share
Winning margin
33,270
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
77.8%
of 2,34,075
Morada is a safe seat — Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra won by 18.3%.
Seat history
3 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra | BJP (NDA) | 77,980 | 43.3% |
| 2 | Preetinanda Kanungo | 44,710 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | Pravash Kar Mohapatra | 27,886 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | Krushna Chandra Das | 8,353 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Sanjeeb Rout | IND | 7,615 | 4.2% |
| 6 | Sudam Soren | IND | 2,348 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Mrutyunjay Behera | CPI(M) | 1,869 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Sankarshan Mishra | 1,599 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | Jogendranath Mohanta | 1,392 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | Madan Mohan Murmu | IND | 1,057 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Radhakrishna Mohanta | JKPP | 798 | 0.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 780 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Dibrat Chandra Mohanta | IND | 772 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Bhim Charan Marndi | 731 | 0.4% | |
| 15 | Dillip Kumar Tung | JNTADRBARP | 663 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Gopabandhu Mohanta | IND | 551 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Satyaban Dalnayak | BSKRP | 471 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Puspanjali Mohapatra | NBBHNRSVP | 403 | 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 (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.7% · max 60.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
53rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.60
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.3%BJD 24.8%INC 15.5%OTH 15.9%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
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