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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1995

Bijepur

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Winner — 1995

RIPUNATH SETH
INC· INC
INC 35.3%IND 27.8%9 others 36.8%
Votes
40,813
35.3% share
Winning margin
8,665
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.0%
of 1,51,891

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RIPUNATH SETH
INC
INC
40,81335.3%
2
ASHOK KUMAR PANIGRAHI
IND
32,14827.8%
3
DEBANAND GARTIA
JD
Janata Dal
24,66121.4%
4
RAJIB LOCHAN HOTA
IND
8,8497.7%
5
GOURAHARI MISHRA
BJP
BJP
3,9913.5%
6
DHRUBA TANDIA
BSP
2,5272.2%
7
CHHAILA MEHER
IND
7280.6%
8
BALARAM PATEL
IND
5970.5%
9
PANCHANAN MISHRA
IND
5600.5%
10
NETRANAND MEHER
IND
4350.4%
11
NARAYAN BHOI
IND
2040.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (140th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.4% · max 34.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
140th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
30th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.3%IND 27.8%JD 21.4%IND 7.7%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%

What's nearby?

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