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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Loisingha
Winner — 2024
Mukesh Mahaling
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.1%BJD 34.5%6 others 21.5%
Votes
83,313
44.1% share
Winning margin
18,190
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.9%
of 2,45,851
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mukesh Mahaling | BJP (NDA) | 83,313 | 44.3% |
| 2 | Nihar Ranjan Behera | 65,123 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | Om Prakash Kumbhar | 32,249 | 17.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,160 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Gobinda Bibhar | 1,655 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Saroj Kumar Suna | NAPt | 1,437 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Kuber Suna | IND | 1,161 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Lalman Nag | APoI | 894 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (70th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 56.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
70th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
44th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.3%BJD 34.6%INC 17.1%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.53 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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