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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 94 · 2014
Salipur
Winner — 2014
PRAKASH CHANDRA BEHERA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.6%BJD 45.3%8 others 8.1%
Votes
78,343
46.6% share
Winning margin
2,117
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
79.6%
of 2,11,379
Salipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,117 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASH CHANDRA BEHERA | INC (UPA) | 78,343 | 46.6% |
| 2 | PRASANTA BEHERA | BJD | 76,226 | 45.3% |
| 3 | CHOUDHURY HEMANTA KUMAR SAHU | NDA | 7,712 | 4.6% |
| 4 | BADRINARAYAN DASH | 2,834 | 1.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 950 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BIJAN SATAPATHY | AOP | 679 | 0.4% |
| 7 | JASOBANTA JENA | BSP | 523 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SK.ASFAQUE ALI | AAP | 356 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SANJAY KUMAR LENKA | IND | 315 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SUVESH RANJAN PARIDA | IND | 309 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.9% · max 64.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
67th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.6%BJD 45.3%OTH 7.5%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.