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Odisha · PC 17 · 2004

Sambalpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

PRASANNA ACHARYA
BJD· NDA (NDA)
BJD 48.2%INC 46.4%1 others 5.5%
Votes
3,90,556
48.2% share
Winning margin
14,770
1.8% of votes
Total votes cast
8,10,601
Candidates
3
Seat history

0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRASANNA ACHARYA
NDA (NDA)
3,90,55648.2%
2
SANJAY BHOI
UPA
3,75,78646.4%
3
ASHOK MITTAL
44,2595.5%

Average turnout (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.0% · max 34.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
12th of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
16th of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 48.2%INC 46.4%BSP 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/3

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,98,730
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,479 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population0.4%

Figures are for Puri, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.3%
Electricity54.6%
Sanitation23.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated95.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.8%
Children underweight (under 5)11.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.3%
Women literate86.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.2%
Clean cooking fuel34.4%
Health insurance61.5%

What's nearby?

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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.

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