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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2019
Dharmasala
Winner — 2019
PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY
BJD· BJD
BJD 58.6%BJP 28.1%9 others 13.3%
Votes
1,01,364
58.6% share
Winning margin
52,739
30.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.0%
of 2,24,633
Dharmasala is a safe seat — PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY won by 30.5%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY | BJD | 1,01,364 | 58.6% |
| 2 | RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDA | NDA | 48,625 | 28.1% |
| 3 | SMRUTI REKHA PAHI | 18,588 | 10.8% | |
| 4 | DEBABRATA ROUT | 1,286 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | MADHUMITA SAHU | SUCI(C) | 815 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 736 | 0.4% |
| 7 | ISWAR CHANDRA PRADHAN | ABHM | 490 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAMA CHANDRA SINGH | IND | 321 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PRIYADARSAN DHIR | IND | 306 | 0.2% |
| 10 | HARAMOHAN KAR | KRUP | 221 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RABINDRA DHIR | KS | 183 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 2.2% · max 57.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
36th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
121st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 58.6%BJP 28.1%INC 10.8%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
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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.