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Odisha · PC 17 · 1996
Sambalpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
KRUPASINDHU BHOI
INC· INC
INC 45.2%JD 32.2%9 others 22.6%
Votes
2,92,894
45.2% share
Winning margin
84,507
13.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,47,571
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRUPASINDHU BHOI | INC | 2,92,894 | 45.2% |
| 2 | BIJAYA SINGH BARIHA | United Front | 2,08,387 | 32.2% |
| 3 | BIMBADHAR KUANR | BJP | 1,23,114 | 19.0% |
| 4 | DASHARATHA PATRA | IND | 11,380 | 1.8% |
| 5 | NIRMALJEET GULZAR PADHI | AIIC(T) | 2,599 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SASHI BHOI | IND | 2,049 | 0.3% |
| 7 | NIRAL BARJO | United Front | 1,792 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAM KRUSHANA MAHANAND | IND | 1,676 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DADHIBABAN SATAPATHY | IND | 1,386 | 0.2% |
| 10 | TEJARAJ NAIK | IND | 1,315 | 0.2% |
| 11 | PURANDAR SHASHANI | IND | 979 | 0.1% |
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
lean13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.0% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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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
INC 45.2%JD 32.2%BJP 19.0%OTH 3.6%
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.