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Odisha · PC 18 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Bhadrak
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
KANHU CHARAN JENA
INC· INC
INC 69.2%PSP 30.8%
Votes
86,893
69.2% share
Winning margin
48,297
38.5% of votes
Total votes cast
1,25,489
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANHU CHARAN JENA | INC | 86,893 | 69.2% |
| 2 | SIDHESWAR JENA | Praja Socialist Party | 38,596 | 30.8% |
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.
Low turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
20th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.2%PSP 30.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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