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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1958 by-elections
Basta
Winner — 1958 by-elections
A.N. PRAHARAJ
INC 54.9%PSP 45.1%
Votes
12,357
54.9% share
Winning margin
2,189
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Basta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,189 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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.
Low turnout (141st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 0.3% · max 55.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
141st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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83rd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom of Maniabandha🏺Silver Filigree (Tarakashi Art)
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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.