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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1977
Balikuda
Winner — 1977
UMESH SWAIN
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.4%INC 38.7%1 others 4.8%
Votes
28,736
56.4% share
Winning margin
9,009
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.1%
of 87,602
Balikuda is a safe seat — UMESH SWAIN won by 17.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMESH SWAIN | Janata | 28,736 | 56.4% |
| 2 | BASUDEV MAHAPATTRA | INC | 19,727 | 38.7% |
| 3 | SRIRAM CHANDRA DASH | IND | 2,458 | 4.8% |
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 (56th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.5% · max 49.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
56th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
141st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.4%INC 38.7%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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