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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2024
Sonepur
Winner — 2024
Niranjan Pujari
BJD· BJD
BJD 45.7%BJP 38.6%7 others 15.7%
Votes
98,202
45.7% share
Winning margin
15,239
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.9%
of 2,56,007
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.82 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niranjan Pujari | BJD | 98,202 | 46.0% |
| 2 | Pramod Kumar Mahapatra | 82,963 | 38.9% | |
| 3 | Priyabrata Sahu | 20,508 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Sonali Bishi | IND | 5,506 | 2.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,905 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Mandodari Chhatri | 1,433 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Suraj Kushal | APoI | 1,253 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Uttam Adbank | IND | 880 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Shashibhusan Padhan | NAPt | 716 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 1.7% · max 54.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
9th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
67th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 46.0%BJP 38.9%INC 9.6%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.82 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,183
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,337 km²
SC population25.6%
ST population9.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.2%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity32.8%
Sanitation10.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate76.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance45.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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