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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2019Reserved (SC)
Kendrapara
Winner — 2019
Shashi Bhusan Behera
BJD· BJD
BJD 43.7%INC 39.3%8 others 17.0%
Votes
66,132
43.7% share
Winning margin
6,585
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.6%
of 2,17,523
A closely fought contest. Shashi Bhusan Behera won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shashi Bhusan Behera | BJD | 66,132 | 43.7% |
| 2 | Ganeswar Behera | 59,547 | 39.3% | |
| 3 | SUNAKAR BEHERA | NDA | 22,842 | 15.1% |
| 4 | RANJAN KUMAR MALLIK | 884 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | Urmila Sethi | IND | 694 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 486 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Padma Charan Malik | IND | 213 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Rabindra Muduli | IND | 209 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Narendra Kumar Malik | ICPa | 184 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Alok Kumar Jena | IND | 176 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
124th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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115th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 43.7%INC 39.3%BJP 15.1%OTH 1.6%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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