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Odisha · PC 2 · 1999
Balasore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela Swain
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 55.7%INC 37.9%6 others 6.4%
Votes
4,28,070
55.7% share
Winning margin
1,36,372
17.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,68,769
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela Swain | NDA (NDA) | 4,28,070 | 55.7% |
| 2 | Subhankar Mohapatra | INC | 2,91,698 | 37.9% |
| 3 | Sambhunath Mohanty | Left | 26,586 | 3.5% |
| 4 | Tapas Kumar Ratha | NDA | 14,813 | 1.9% |
| 5 | Chaitanya Prasad Sahu | JP | 2,901 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Gopal Khandelwal | 2,729 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | Jagannath Patra | IND | 1,109 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Niranjan Jena | BRPP | 863 | 0.1% |
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Average turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.5% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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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 55.7%INC 37.9%OTH 6.4%
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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