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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 91 · 2019

Choudwar-Cuttack

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Winner — 2019

Souvic Biswal
BJD· BJD
BJD 48.4%BJP 32.3%10 others 19.3%
Votes
66,386
48.4% share
Winning margin
22,103
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.5%
of 2,30,302

Choudwar-Cuttack is a safe seat — Souvic Biswal won by 16.1%.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Souvic Biswal
BJD
BJD
66,38648.4%
2
Nayan Kishore Mohanty
BJP
NDA
44,28332.3%
3
Deepak Kumar Barik
IND
14,97910.9%
4
Jagdish Chandra Mohanty
INC
6,8925.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2450.9%
6
Naba Kishore Das
BSP
6990.5%
7
Subhendu Mohanty
IND
6030.4%
8
Sameer Kumar Sahoo
IND
5450.4%
9
Ranjeet Mallick
IND
4440.3%
10
Sasmita Mohanty
SUCI(C)
4190.3%
11
Biswa Ranjan Jethy
HND
3690.3%
12
Prasna Kumari Nayak
IND
2570.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (141st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 0.3% · max 55.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
141st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
83rd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 48.4%BJP 32.3%IND 10.9%INC 5.0%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom of Maniabandha🏺Silver Filigree (Tarakashi Art)
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Ruins of Ancient Fortress

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Ruins of Ancient Fortress

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