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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2024
Simulia
Winner — 2024
Padma Lochan Panda
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.5%BJD 42.3%5 others 8.2%
Votes
90,676
49.5% share
Winning margin
13,183
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.2%
of 2,57,238
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.85 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padma Lochan Panda | BJP (NDA) | 90,676 | 49.5% |
| 2 | Subasini Sahoo | 77,493 | 42.3% | |
| 3 | Himanshu Shekhar Behera | 13,067 | 7.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 693 | 0.4% |
| 5 | Pruthwiraj Das | 499 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | Ranjan Kumar Samal | NAPt | 393 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Sabitarani Pakal | IND | 207 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (117th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.1% · max 58.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
117th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.5%BJD 42.3%INC 7.1%OTH 0.6%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.85 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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