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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1957
Begunia
Winner — 1957
SATYANANDA CHAMPATI RAY
INC· INC
INC 47.5%CPI 46.3%1 others 6.3%
Votes
13,528
47.5% share
Winning margin
332
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
52.2%
of 54,569
Begunia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 332 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYANANDA CHAMPATI RAY | 13,528 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | GANGADHAR PAIKARAY | 13,196 | 46.3% | |
| 3 | TARESWAR HOTA | IND | 1,785 | 6.3% |
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 (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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51st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.5%CPI 46.3%IND 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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