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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 36 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Bargarh

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Winner — 1957

NIKUNJA BIHARI SINGH
GP
Also elected — same seat
MAHANAND BAHADUR
GP· 11,097 votes
GP 19.3%GP 17.6%9 others 63.1%
Votes
12,134
19.3% share
Winning margin
2,383
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
28.5%
of 1,10,235

A closely fought contest. NIKUNJA BIHARI SINGH won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIKUNJA BIHARI SINGH
GP
12,13419.3%
2
MAHANAND BAHADUR
GP
11,09717.6%
3
SARASWATI PRADHAN
INC
9,75115.5%
4
DALAGANJAN CHHURIA
INC
7,61812.1%
5
SACHIDANAND MISRA
IND
4,7507.5%
6
GHANSASYAM PUROHIT
IND
4,5817.3%
7
MAHANANDA CHHALLA
IND
3,1064.9%
8
KISHORE NAG
IND
2,8644.5%
9
KAMAL LOCHAN BAHIDAR
IND
2,6744.3%
10
DAYANIDHI SAHU
IND
2,1763.5%
11
GOPAL SETH
IND
2,1333.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.8% · max 63.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GP 19.3%GP 17.6%INC 15.5%INC 12.1%IND 7.5%IND 7.3%OTH 20.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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