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Odisha · PC 19 · 1962
Balasore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
GOKULANANDA MAHANTY
INC· INC
INC 57.4%PSP 38.0%1 others 4.6%
Votes
87,250
57.4% share
Winning margin
29,559
19.5% of votes
Total votes cast
1,51,900
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOKULANANDA MAHANTY | INC | 87,250 | 57.4% |
| 2 | RABINDRA MOHAN DAS | Praja Socialist Party | 57,691 | 38.0% |
| 3 | RAJKISHORE MOHANTY | IND | 6,959 | 4.6% |
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 (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.6% · max 50.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
21st of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
3rd of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.4%PSP 38.0%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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