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Odisha · PC 8 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Balasore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
KANHU CHARAN JENA
Also elected — same seat
BHAGBAT SAHU
Indian National Congress· 1,45,163 votes
INC 22.9%INC 20.9%4 others 56.1%
Votes
1,58,978
22.9% share
Winning margin
34,183
4.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,93,456
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANHU CHARAN JENAElected | 1,58,978 | 22.9% | |
| 2 | BHAGBAT SAHUElected | 1,45,163 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | SIDHESWAR JENA | 1,24,795 | 18.0% | |
| 4 | KARUNAKAR DAS | 1,17,065 | 16.9% | |
| 5 | DHARANIDHAR JENA | 86,974 | 12.5% | |
| 6 | GIRISH CHANDRA RAY | 60,481 | 8.7% |
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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
13th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
18th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.9%INC 20.9%PSP 18.0%PSP 16.9%GP 12.5%GP 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
20 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.