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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1952 by-elections

Bhubaneswar

Winner — 1952 by-elections

S.P. MAHANTI
INC 29.4%INC 26.3%5 others 44.3%
Votes
19,927
29.4% share
Winning margin
10,662
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
7

Bhubaneswar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 10,662 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.P. MAHANTI
19,9270.0%
2
K. MALIK
17,7870.0%
3
B.C. KHATAI
9,2650.0%
4
S. BHOI
8,7330.0%
5
P. CHAMPATI
GAN
5,5730.0%
6
B. BHOI
GAN
4,1090.0%
7
D. MISRA
IND
2,3240.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.7% · min 2.1% · max 59.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
23rd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
113th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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