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Odisha · PC 2 · 1998
Balasore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
MAHAMEGHABHAN AIRA KHARABELA SWAIN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.2%INC 42.6%7 others 4.3%
Votes
4,21,068
53.2% share
Winning margin
84,002
10.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,91,921
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAMEGHABHAN AIRA KHARABELA SWAIN | NDA (NDA) | 4,21,068 | 53.2% |
| 2 | KARTIK MOHAPATRA | INC | 3,37,066 | 42.6% |
| 3 | DR. ANANTA MAJHI | 14,424 | 1.8% | |
| 4 | TAPAS RATH | IND | 11,072 | 1.4% |
| 5 | JAGANNATH LENKA | PSSS | 2,809 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PANCHANAN PARIDA | 2,459 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | UPENDRANATH MAHANTA | 1,272 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | JAGANNATH PATRA | IND | 899 | 0.1% |
| 9 | DR. KUNJA BIHARI DHAL | AJBP | 852 | 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 (16th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.5% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
16th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
7th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.2%INC 42.6%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
2 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.