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Odisha · PC 6 · 2024
Balasore
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.4%BJD 33.6%10 others 21.0%
Votes
5,63,865
45.5% share
Winning margin
1,47,156
11.9% of votes
Total votes cast
12,40,999
Candidates
12
Seat history
3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | NDA (NDA) | 5,63,865 | 45.5% |
| 2 | LEKHASRI SAMANTSINGHAR | 4,16,709 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | SHRIKANTA JENA | INDIA bloc | 2,37,007 | 19.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,350 | 0.6% |
| 5 | RAJAT KUMAR BEHERA | 2,920 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | GOBINDA CHANDRA BHOI | NAPt | 2,640 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SURYAKANTA DASMOHAPATRA | IND | 2,161 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MAHAMEGHABAHAN AIRA KHARABELA SWAIN | IND | 1,868 | 0.1% |
| 9 | PRAMOD KUMAR PATTAYAT | IND | 1,639 | 0.1% |
| 10 | BIREN PUHAN | KRUP | 1,452 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DEEPAK SANKAR THAKUR GIRI | IND | 1,194 | 0.1% |
| 12 | AKHIL KUMAR MOHANTA | IND | 830 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.9%
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 45.5%BJD 33.6%INC 19.1%OTH 1.2%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 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.