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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2014
Polasara
Winner — 2014
SRIKANT SAHU
BJD· BJD
BJD 48.1%INC 32.8%10 others 19.1%
Votes
66,766
48.1% share
Winning margin
21,217
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.8%
of 2,14,044
Polasara is a safe seat — SRIKANT SAHU won by 15.3%.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRIKANT SAHU | BJD | 66,766 | 48.1% |
| 2 | GOKULANANDA MALLIK | UPA | 45,549 | 32.8% |
| 3 | KUMUDINI PATNAIK | NDA | 18,467 | 13.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,446 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SIMANCHALA BEHERA | AOP | 1,442 | 1.0% |
| 6 | BRUNDABAN BEHERA | SKD | 1,204 | 0.9% |
| 7 | BHASKAR SABAR | CPIM | 780 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SASMITA MALLIK | IND | 736 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RANJANA KUMAR APAT |  AITC | 732 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SUSANT KUMAR SAHU | IND | 715 | 0.5% |
| 11 | BABULU KUMAR NAYAK | IND | 496 | 0.4% |
| 12 | P.KALISH CHANDRA PATRO | IND | 461 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (132nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
49th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 48.1%INC 32.8%BJP 13.3%OTH 4.7%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
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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