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Odisha · PC 6 · 2014
Balasore
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
RABINDRA KUMAR JENA
BJD· BJD
BJD 41.3%BJP 27.8%9 others 30.8%
Votes
4,33,768
41.3% share
Winning margin
1,41,825
13.5% of votes
Total votes cast
10,49,450
Candidates
11
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABINDRA KUMAR JENA | BJD | 4,33,768 | 41.3% |
| 2 | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | NDA | 2,91,943 | 27.8% |
| 3 | SHRIKANTA KUMAR JENA | UPA | 2,77,517 | 26.4% |
| 4 | PRASANTA KUMAR MISHRA | Left | 14,538 | 1.4% |
| 5 | KARTIKESWAR PATRA |  AITC | 9,856 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,716 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SAROJ KUMAR PANDA | IND | 4,529 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BICHITRA NANDA DAS | 3,240 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | MAMATA KUNDU | 2,664 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | JAGANNATH DAS | IND | 1,856 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BISWAJIT RAY | IND | 1,823 | 0.2% |
Average turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.5%
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
BJD 41.3%BJP 27.8%INC 26.4%OTH 3.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.44 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.