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Odisha · PC 6 · 2009
Balasore
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
SRIKANT KUMAR JENA
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 35.2%NCP 30.8%7 others 34.0%
Votes
3,13,888
35.2% share
Winning margin
38,900
4.4% of votes
Total votes cast
8,92,262
Candidates
9
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRIKANT KUMAR JENA | UPA (UPA) | 3,13,888 | 35.2% |
| 2 | ARUN DEY | UPA | 2,74,988 | 30.8% |
| 3 | MAHAMEGHA BAHAN AIRA KHARABELA SWAIN | NDA | 2,19,908 | 24.6% |
| 4 | ARUN JENA | UPA | 25,577 | 2.9% |
| 5 | DEBASISH RANJAN DASH | SAMO | 25,485 | 2.9% |
| 6 | LAXIMIKANTA BEHERA | IND | 11,432 | 1.3% |
| 7 | RAKESH RANJAN PATRA | JHKP | 7,962 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SHRADHANJALI PRADHAN | 6,980 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | GHASIRAM MOHANTA | IND | 6,042 | 0.7% |
Average turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 1.1% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
9th of 21How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 21How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 21How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.2%NCP 30.8%BJP 24.6%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
Figures are for Baleshwar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.