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Odisha · PC 17 · 1977
Sambalpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
GANANATH PRADHAN
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 59.5%INC 40.5%
Votes
1,76,221
59.5% share
Winning margin
56,234
19.0% of votes
Total votes cast
2,96,208
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANANATH PRADHAN | Janata Party | 1,76,221 | 59.5% |
| 2 | BANAMALI BABU | INC | 1,19,987 | 40.5% |
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 (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.0% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
12th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
16th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.5%INC 40.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%
Figures are for Puri, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%
What's nearby?
24 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.