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Odisha · PC 13 · 1957

Bhubaneswar

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

NRUSINHA CHARAN SAMANTASINHAR
INC 53.3%CPI 36.4%1 others 10.3%
Votes
86,487
53.3% share
Winning margin
27,348
16.8% of votes
Total votes cast
1,62,395
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NRUSINHA CHARAN SAMANTASINHAR
86,48753.3%
2
RAMCHANDRA RAM
59,13936.4%
3
HARMOHAN SINGH SAMANTA
IND
16,76910.3%

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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 1.0% · max 43.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
14th of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
6th of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.3%CPI 36.4%IND 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Kandhamal, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Berhampur Patta (Phoda Kumbha) SareeGI🏺Brass and Bell Metal🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI
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Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples

🏛️MonumentASI

Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples

Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara

Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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