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Bahalda

Winner — 2004

PRAHLAD PURTY
JMM· INC-JMM-OGP (UPA)
JMM 25.1%BJP 24.1%8 others 50.8%
Votes
20,041
25.1% share
Winning margin
825
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,27,993

Bahalda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 825 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAHLAD PURTY
INC-JMM-OGP (UPA)
20,04125.1%
2
KHELARAM MAHALI
NDA
19,21624.1%
3
LAXMAN SOREN
UPA
12,94816.2%
4
HELENA BAGE
IND
12,79616.0%
5
LOPAMUDRA HANSDAH
IND
7,3229.2%
6
MOHAN HANSDAH
IND
2,8273.5%
7
SINGRAY HANSDAH
JDP
1,4891.9%
8
BUDHAN MURMU
1,4711.8%
9
SASHIBHUSAN MARANDI
IND
9311.2%
10
CHHATRAY HANSDAH
IND
7791.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
63rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
85th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 25.1%BJP 24.1%INC 16.2%IND 16.0%IND 9.2%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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