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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 102 · 2004Reserved (ST)
Balliguda
Winner — 2004
KARENDRA MAJHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.4%INC 33.7%2 others 30.9%
Votes
38,987
35.4% share
Winning margin
1,911
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,63,441
Balliguda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,911 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARENDRA MAJHI | NDA (NDA) | 38,987 | 35.4% |
| 2 | SAHURA MALLICK | UPA | 37,076 | 33.7% |
| 3 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA KONHAR | IND | 28,692 | 26.1% |
| 4 | LESA PRADHAN | BSP | 5,326 | 4.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (95th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.1% · max 57.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
95th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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124th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.4%INC 33.7%IND 26.1%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,36,971
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,668 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.4%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation24.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Children underweight (under 5)11.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel30.5%
Health insurance56.8%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine🏺Rice
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Three colossal Matrika images (Chamunda, Indrani, Varahi)
🏛️MonumentASI
Three colossal Matrika images (Chamunda, Indrani, Varahi)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.