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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1961

Bhatli

Winner — 1961

PADHAN SARASWATI
INC· INC
INC 51.2%CPI 30.3%3 others 18.5%
Votes
10,900
51.2% share
Winning margin
4,459
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
33.9%
of 62,765

Bhatli is a safe seat — PADHAN SARASWATI won by 20.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PADHAN SARASWATI
INC
10,90051.2%
2
BANCHHOR NATABAR
Left
6,44130.3%
3
DASH SHRIBATSA
1,7068.0%
4
BAGAR DAYADHARI
IND
1,4006.6%
5
SENAPATI MANGARAJ
Praja Socialist Party
8323.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (21st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.9% · max 43.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
21st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
88th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.2%CPI 30.3%GP 8.0%IND 6.6%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI

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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