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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2024
Junagarh
Winner — 2024
Dibya Shankar Mishra
BJD· BJD
BJD 38.6%BJP 37.9%5 others 23.5%
Votes
77,037
38.6% share
Winning margin
1,338
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.0%
of 2,46,605
Junagarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,338 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dibya Shankar Mishra | BJD | 77,037 | 38.6% |
| 2 | Manoj Kumar Meher | 75,699 | 38.0% | |
| 3 | Tuleswar Naik | 39,492 | 19.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,735 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Rabi Harijan | ODSHJP | 1,611 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Parameswar Kand | IND | 1,471 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Sudhanidhi Naik | IND | 1,309 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
27th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
32nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 38.6%BJP 38.0%INC 19.8%OTH 2.2%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.28 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,76,869
Density
199 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,920 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population28.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.7%
Electricity22.5%
Sanitation11.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.2%
Women literate61.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.3%
Clean cooking fuel28.9%
Health insurance48.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft (Wood Carving)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.