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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2004

Bhanjanagar

Winner — 2004

BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 52.7%INC 47.3%
Votes
52,697
52.7% share
Winning margin
5,426
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,63,457

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA
NDA (NDA)
52,69752.7%
2
B.DAND PANI PATRO
UPA
47,27147.3%

Average turnout (70th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.6% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
70th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
44th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 52.7%INC 47.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,997
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,575 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population21.1%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.2%
Electricity28.6%
Sanitation15.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.7%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.0%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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