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Sambalpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

AMARNATH PRADHAN
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 38.1%BJD 36.2%5 others 25.7%
Votes
3,04,890
38.1% share
Winning margin
14,874
1.9% of votes
Total votes cast
8,00,420
Candidates
7
Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMARNATH PRADHAN
UPA (UPA)
3,04,89038.1%
2
ROHIT PUJARI
2,90,01636.2%
3
SURENDRA LATH
NDA
1,50,91018.9%
4
MD. ALI HUSSAIN
IND
17,8742.2%
5
GOBINDA RAM AGARWAL
16,8382.1%
6
ASHOK KUMAR NAIK
KOKD
10,3741.3%
7
BIJAYA KUMAR MAHANANDA
9,5181.2%

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.8% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
3rd of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
12th of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.1%BJD 36.2%BJP 18.9%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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