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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2024
Jharsuguda
Winner — 2024
Tankadhar Tripathy
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.6%BJD 47.0%7 others 5.4%
Votes
91,105
47.6% share
Winning margin
1,333
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
83.4%
of 2,29,274
Jharsuguda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,333 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tankadhar Tripathy | BJP (NDA) | 91,105 | 47.7% |
| 2 | Dipali Das | 89,772 | 47.0% | |
| 3 | Amita Biswal | 5,775 | 3.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,297 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Kartikeswar Ghugar | 721 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | Gnyanendra Behera | IND | 630 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Sanjita Kisan | IND | 591 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Kalakara Naik | NAPt | 566 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Sadhana Pandey | IND | 563 | 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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.7% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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10th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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90th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.7%BJD 47.0%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.65 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,79,505
Density
274 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,114 km²
SC population18.1%
ST population30.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.2%
Electricity60.5%
Sanitation26.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.8%
Women literate79.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.5%
Clean cooking fuel41.8%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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