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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2024
Dharmasala
Winner — 2024
Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo
IND
IND 42.8%BJD 40.6%10 others 16.6%
Votes
79,759
42.8% share
Winning margin
4,150
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
80.2%
of 2,32,166
A closely fought contest. Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.85 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo | IND | 79,759 | 42.9% |
| 2 | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray | 75,609 | 40.6% | |
| 3 | Smrutirekha Pahi | 15,926 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Kedaranath Sahu | 8,453 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Kisan Panda | 2,947 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | Satish Kumar Biswal | IND | 998 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 666 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Himansu Sekhar Sahoo F-suryamani Sahoo | IND | 608 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Kartik Chandra Malik | 306 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | Ranjan Kumar Malik | MLD | 292 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Laluprasad Kadam | IND | 276 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Purusottam Behera | IND | 173 | 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 (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 2.2% · max 57.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
36th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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121st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.9%BJD 40.6%BJP 8.6%OTH 7.6%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.85 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
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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.