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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1961
Baripada
Winner — 1961
SAHU SANTOSH KUMAR
INC· INC
INC 29.3%PSP 25.8%4 others 44.8%
Votes
4,397
29.4% share
Winning margin
528
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
26.3%
of 56,956
A closely fought contest. SAHU SANTOSH KUMAR won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAHU SANTOSH KUMAR | INC | 4,397 | 29.4% |
| 2 | MAHANTA PURNA CHANDRA | Praja Socialist Party | 3,869 | 25.8% |
| 3 | BHANJ DEO LAL SAHEB NALIN CHANDRA | 3,004 | 20.1% | |
| 4 | ABDUL MOMIN | Left | 1,666 | 11.1% |
| 5 | DAS BIBHUTI BHUSAN | IND | 1,045 | 7.0% |
| 6 | MOHANTA PADMA LOCHAN | IND | 1,001 | 6.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (45th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 58.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
45th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.73
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
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6th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.4%PSP 25.8%GP 20.1%CPI 11.1%IND 7.0%IND 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,67,911
Density
137 / km²
Sex ratio
1051 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,073 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population56.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Christian 8.8%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.1%
Women literate42.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.2%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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