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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1971

Balikuda

Winner — 1971

BASUDEB MOHAPATRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 28.4%SWA 19.7%7 others 51.9%
Votes
12,907
28.4% share
Winning margin
3,935
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
49.9%
of 91,031

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASUDEB MOHAPATRA
Congress (R)
12,90728.4%
2
AGHUNATH MOHAPATRA
Grand Alliance
8,97219.7%
3
NITYANANDA MOHANTY
UTC
7,11515.7%
4
NARENDRA CHANDRA PANDA
JAC
6,16413.6%
5
LALITA KUMAR LENKA
IND
5,31711.7%
6
MEERA DAS
Grand Alliance
3,2177.1%
7
BHASKAR DAS
IND
1,0032.2%
8
SHYAMASUNDAR PARIJA
5031.1%
9
NATABAR PANDA
IND
2480.6%

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 (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
64th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
110th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.4%SWA 19.7%UTC 15.7%JAC 13.6%IND 11.7%PSP 7.1%OTH 3.9%

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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