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Odisha · PC 6 · 2019
Balasore
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 41.8%BJD 40.7%11 others 17.5%
Votes
4,83,858
41.8% share
Winning margin
12,956
1.1% of votes
Total votes cast
11,57,871
Candidates
13
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | NDA (NDA) | 4,83,858 | 41.8% |
| 2 | RABINDRA KUMAR JENA | 4,70,902 | 40.7% | |
| 3 | NAVAJYOTI PATNAIK | 1,79,403 | 15.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,436 | 0.6% |
| 5 | HAJI SK ABDUL ISTAR |  AITC | 3,900 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SAROJ KUMAR PANDA | IND | 2,582 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RAMANATH BARIK | IND | 2,454 | 0.2% |
| 8 | JADUNATH SETHI | IND | 1,676 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BASANTALATA PATTANAYAK | IND | 1,422 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MOHAMMED ALLI | ANC | 1,356 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAMAKANTA PANDA | PUJP | 1,241 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SUBHASH | PSPL | 825 | 0.1% |
| 13 | JAGANNATH DAS | IND | 816 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
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
BJP 41.8%BJD 40.7%INC 15.5%OTH 1.4%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 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
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.