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Odisha · PC 8 · 1996
Puri
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
PINAKI MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 51.8%JD 35.3%10 others 12.9%
Votes
3,52,837
51.8% share
Winning margin
1,12,308
16.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,80,886
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PINAKI MISHRA | INC | 3,52,837 | 51.8% |
| 2 | BRAJAKISHORE TRIPATHY | United Front | 2,40,529 | 35.3% |
| 3 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA JAGADEV | BJP | 74,114 | 10.9% |
| 4 | CHINTAMANI PUJAPANDA | IND | 3,535 | 0.5% |
| 5 | KRISHNA CHANDRA SWAIN | IND | 1,762 | 0.3% |
| 6 | AJAYA KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 1,759 | 0.3% |
| 7 | RAMA CHADRA PRADHAN | IND | 1,376 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SAGAR BHOI | IND | 1,151 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SATYANARAYN SAHU | IND | 1,121 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BIBHUPADA MISHRA | IND | 1,048 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KARUNAKAR PRUSTY | IND | 964 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SANAT KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 690 | 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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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13th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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18th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.8%JD 35.3%BJP 10.9%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%
What's nearby?
20 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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