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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 84 · 2024Reserved (ST)
Phulbani
Winner — 2024
Uma Charan Mallick
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 36.6%BJD 34.6%8 others 28.8%
Votes
53,900
36.6% share
Winning margin
2,858
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.6%
of 2,00,205
Phulbani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,858 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uma Charan Mallick | BJP (NDA) | 53,900 | 36.8% |
| 2 | Jayashree Kanhar | 51,042 | 34.9% | |
| 3 | Prativa Kanhar | 23,328 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | Debendra Kanhar | 11,896 | 8.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,894 | 1.3% |
| 6 | Dipanjali Kanhar | 1,044 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | Sudhansu Kumar Kanhar | IND | 998 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Himmasu Kahanra | IND | 875 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Biswambar Kanhar | MLD | 845 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Tikeswar Throwing a Kanhar | IND | 625 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 51.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
101st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
35th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.8%BJD 34.9%INC 15.9%SP 8.1%OTH 3.0%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.52 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.