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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 67 · 2024
Patnagarh
Winner — 2024
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.5%BJD 40.9%7 others 17.5%
Votes
93,823
41.5% share
Winning margin
1,357
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.7%
of 3,06,231
Patnagarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 1,357 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹11.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | BJP (NDA) | 93,823 | 41.6% |
| 2 | Saroj Kumar Meher | 92,466 | 41.0% | |
| 3 | Anil Meher | 26,549 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Jati Padhan | IND | 2,633 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Laba Suna | IND | 2,530 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,460 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Balaram Bagarty | KOMM | 2,455 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Sauri Kumar Sahu | IND | 1,223 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Chaitan Bag | 1,169 | 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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.6% · max 27.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
99th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
52nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.6%BJD 41.0%INC 11.8%OTH 4.4%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹11.34 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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