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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2018 by-elections
Bijepur
Winner — 2018 by-elections
Rita Sahu
BJD 57.1%BJP 33.8%11 others 9.0%
Votes
1,02,871
57.1% share
Winning margin
41,932
23.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Bijepur is a safe seat — Rita Sahu won by 23.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rita Sahu | 1,02,871 | 57.1% | |
| 2 | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | 60,939 | 33.9% | |
| 3 | Pranaya Kumar Sahu | 10,274 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | Ratha Xalxo | IND | 981 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Purnachandra Paik | API | 941 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Demahari Harpal | 905 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | Rajendra Puruhit | IND | 644 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Chudamani Keshari | IND | 543 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Kumer Jal Yadav | IND | 506 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Pramod Kumar Chhatar | IND | 456 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Demarchan Naik | IND | 352 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Jeheru Bag | IND | 322 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Jugal Kishor Sahu | PBI | 298 | 0.2% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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25th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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56th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 57.1%BJP 33.9%INC 5.7%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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