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Odisha · PC 18 · 2019

Bhubaneswar

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

APARAJITA SARANGI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.4%BJD 46.1%13 others 5.5%
Votes
4,86,991
48.5% share
Winning margin
23,839
2.4% of votes
Total votes cast
10,05,215
Candidates
15
Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
APARAJITA SARANGI
NDA (NDA)
4,86,99148.5%
2
Arup Mohan Patnaik
4,63,15246.1%
3
JANARDAN PATI
23,0262.3%
NOTA
NOTA
6,1560.6%
5
SANJAYA KUMAR SAHOO
IND
5,8730.6%
6
BISWANATH ROUT
KRUP
2,8160.3%
7
LALITA KUMAR NAYAK
2,7800.3%
8
Susil Kumar Jena
IND
2,6650.3%
9
JAYANT KUMAR DAS
IND
2,3600.2%
10
SUBHRANSHU SEKHAR PADHI
AITC
2,3440.2%
11
BISWANATH RAMACHANDRA
FPI
1,4970.1%
12
MAHESH CHANDRA SETHI
IND
1,4910.1%
13
PRAMILA BEHERA
CPIM
1,4820.1%
14
BHAKTA SEKHAR RAY
KS
1,3820.1%
15
MADHU SUDAN YADAV
IND
1,2000.1%

Low turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
20th of 21

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 21

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 21

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%BJD 46.1%OTH 4.9%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.44 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%

What's nearby?

38 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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