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Odisha · PC 6 · 1996
Cuttack
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
BIJU PATNAIK
JD· United Front
JD 49.2%INC 38.5%12 others 12.3%
Votes
3,44,092
50.4% share
Winning margin
74,319
10.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,99,899
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJU PATNAIK | United Front | 3,44,092 | 49.2% |
| 2 | Anadi Charan Sahu | INC | 2,69,773 | 44.2% |
| 3 | NAYAN PRASAD | BJP | 57,890 | 8.3% |
| 4 | TRAILOKYA OJHA | PSSS | 2,551 | 0.4% |
| 5 | PRAVAT KUMAR DAS | BOP | 2,088 | 0.3% |
| 6 | DHRUBA CHARAN SAHU | IND | 1,335 | 0.2% |
| 7 | BRUNDABAN DAS | IND | 1,277 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ANADA CHANDRA GURU | IND | 979 | 0.1% |
| 9 | HAREKRUSHAN MALLICK | IND | 718 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PRASANNA KUMAR PARIDA | IND | 668 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PRADYUMNA KUMAR BHUYAN | IND | 627 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MANASA RANJAN DUTTA | IND | 575 | 0.1% |
| 13 | CHITA RANJAN DAS | IND | 519 | 0.1% |
| 14 | NILACHALA PANDA | IND | 295 | 0.0% |
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 (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.1% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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9th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 49.2%INC 44.2%BJP 8.3%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
Figures are for Baleshwar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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