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Odisha · PC 16 · 1951
Ganjam South
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
BIJOY CHANDRA DAS
CPI 55.6%IND 26.0%1 others 18.4%
Votes
61,002
55.6% share
Winning margin
32,478
29.6% of votes
Total votes cast
1,09,695
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY CHANDRA DAS | 61,002 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | DATARAM VARAHA NARSINGH RAO | IND | 28,524 | 26.0% |
| 3 | SADANANDA PADHI | IND | 20,169 | 18.4% |
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.
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.0% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
11th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
21st of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 55.6%IND 26.0%IND 18.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,36,971
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,668 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.7%
Figures are for Jagatsinghapur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.4%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation24.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Children underweight (under 5)11.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel30.5%
Health insurance56.8%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.