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Odisha · PC 3 · 1999Reserved (SC)
Bhadrak
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Arjun Charan Sethi
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 58.5%INC 40.5%3 others 1.0%
Votes
3,97,450
58.5% share
Winning margin
1,22,433
18.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,79,138
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arjun Charan Sethi | NDA (NDA) | 3,97,450 | 58.5% |
| 2 | Panchanan Mandal | INC | 2,75,017 | 40.5% |
| 3 | Akshay Mallik | 4,292 | 0.6% | |
| 4 | Prasanta Sethi | AJBP | 1,255 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Maudamani Das | IND | 1,124 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.8% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
3rd of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
12th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 58.5%INC 40.5%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
Figures are for Sambalpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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