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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1961

Sambalpur

Winner — 1961

BABU BANAMALI
INC· INC
INC 50.2%GP 41.9%2 others 7.9%
Votes
11,868
50.2% share
Winning margin
1,966
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
38.2%
of 61,796

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABU BANAMALI
INC
11,86850.2%
2
SUPAKAR SRADDHAKAR
9,90241.9%
3
LATH HARISHANKAR
IND
1,0564.5%
4
GANDA KAET
IND
8013.4%

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.

Average turnout (92nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.4% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
92nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
62nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.2%GP 41.9%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew🏺Handicrafts
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Chandrasekhara Temple and Group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandrasekhara Temple and Group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

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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