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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 126 · 2024Reserved (SC)
Khalikote
Winner — 2024
Purna Chandra Sethy
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.8%BJD 38.3%2 others 7.8%
Votes
80,230
53.8% share
Winning margin
23,057
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.0%
of 2,33,062
Khalikote is a safe seat — Purna Chandra Sethy won by 15.5%.
Seat history
1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.67 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purna Chandra Sethy | BJP (NDA) | 80,230 | 53.8% |
| 2 | Suryamani Baidya | 57,173 | 38.4% | |
| 3 | Chitrasen Behera | 7,857 | 5.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,798 | 2.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (135th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.2% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
135th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
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8th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.8%BJD 38.4%INC 5.3%NOTA 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.67 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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