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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2019 by-elections
Bijepur
Winner — 2019 by-elections
RITA SAHU
BJD 74.7%BJP 20.9%3 others 4.5%
Votes
1,35,957
74.7% share
Winning margin
97,990
53.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Bijepur is a safe seat — RITA SAHU won by 53.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RITA SAHU | 1,35,957 | 74.7% | |
| 2 | SANAT KUMAR GARTIA | 37,967 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | DILLIP KUMAR PANDA | 5,873 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | ASHOK KUMAR MITTAL | ABHM | 1,219 | 0.7% |
| 5 | BRUNDABAN PUROHIT | IND | 1,053 | 0.6% |
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
lean53.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
25th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
56th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 74.7%BJP 20.9%OTH 4.5%
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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