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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1951
Balikuda
Winner — 1951
PRANAKRUSHNA PARIJA
IND
IND 38.3%INC 36.6%1 others 25.1%
Votes
8,326
38.3% share
Winning margin
355
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
44.4%
of 49,038
Balikuda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 355 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANAKRUSHNA PARIJA | IND | 8,326 | 38.3% |
| 2 | BHAGIRATHI MOHAPATRA | 7,971 | 36.6% | |
| 3 | BASANTA KUMAR SAHU | 5,470 | 25.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (13th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 49.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
13th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.3%INC 36.6%SP 25.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,20,946
Density
231 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,291 km²
SC population14.5%
ST population55.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.5%Other 3.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation9.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate38.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.4%
Clean cooking fuel19.0%
Health insurance48.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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