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Odisha · PC 8 · 1999
Puri
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Braja Kishore Tripathy
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 58.0%INC 38.0%7 others 4.0%
Votes
3,83,060
58.0% share
Winning margin
1,31,745
19.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,60,679
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braja Kishore Tripathy | NDA (NDA) | 3,83,060 | 58.0% |
| 2 | Jayant Das | INC | 2,51,315 | 38.0% |
| 3 | Jagannath Mishra | Left | 13,026 | 2.0% |
| 4 | Kshitish Biswal | CPI(ML)(L) | 3,574 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Akshaya Champatiray | AJBP | 3,161 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Satrughna Behera | BRPP | 2,207 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Krushna Chandra Swain | IND | 2,187 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Agadhu Behera | IND | 1,651 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Raj Kishore Dash | IND | 498 | 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
safe19.9%
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%
lowerhigher
18th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 58.0%INC 38.0%OTH 4.0%
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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