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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1967
Balasore
Winner — 1967
R.M.DAS
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 60.6%INC 27.8%1 others 11.6%
Votes
20,447
60.6% share
Winning margin
11,063
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
54.0%
of 62,500
Balasore is a safe seat — R.M.DAS won by 32.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.M.DAS | Praja Socialist Party | 20,447 | 60.6% |
| 2 | S.S.MOHAPATRA | INC | 9,384 | 27.8% |
| 3 | K.C.ROUT | Swatantra Party | 3,919 | 11.6% |
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 (19th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 78.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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19th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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22nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 60.6%INC 27.8%SWA 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,93,437
Density
216 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,712 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population50.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
73%HINDU
Hindu 73.2%Christian 18.4%Other 8.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.8%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated82.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance39.3%
What's nearby?
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