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Odisha · PC 14 · 1989

Kalahandi

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

BAHKTA CHARAN DAS
JD· National Front
JD 46.6%INC 35.2%6 others 18.3%
Votes
2,11,929
46.6% share
Winning margin
51,952
11.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,55,124
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAHKTA CHARAN DAS
National Front
2,11,92946.6%
2
JAGANNATH PATTNAIK
INC
1,59,97735.1%
3
UDIT PRATAP DEO
BJP
44,5619.8%
4
GOVIND CHANDRA SAHU
JNP(JP)
20,9614.6%
5
DINA BANDHU AGARWAL
IND
5,4611.2%
6
TRILOCHAN PRADHAN
IND
5,2281.1%
7
TANKADHAR PRADHAN
IND
4,5771.0%
8
NRUPARAJ NIAL
IND
2,4300.5%

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.

Low turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 4.5% · max 31.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
18th of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
15th of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 46.6%INC 35.1%BJP 9.8%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%

Figures are for Cuttack, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%

What's nearby?

18 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Anantesvara Mahadev Temple

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Anantesvara Mahadev Temple

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Ancient monuments of Barabati Fortress and the ruins & remains of all ancient edifices, gateways…

Ancient monuments of Barabati Fortress and the ruins & remains of all ancient edifices, gateways…

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Ancient monuments of Barabati Fortress and the ruins & remains of all ancient edifices, gateways etc.

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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