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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 113 · 1971
Bargarh
Winner — 1971
CHITTARANJAN KAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 23.2%SOP 21.5%6 others 55.3%
Votes
6,972
23.2% share
Winning margin
523
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
33.1%
of 90,700
Bargarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 523 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTARANJAN KAR | Congress (R) | 6,972 | 23.2% |
| 2 | GANANATH PADHAN | 6,449 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | BHARAT CHANDRA HOTA | UTC | 4,391 | 14.6% |
| 4 | GANGABHUSAN PANDA | Grand Alliance | 4,193 | 14.0% |
| 5 | LENGU MISHRA | Left | 3,550 | 11.8% |
| 6 | HARIHAR NAIK | IND | 2,473 | 8.2% |
| 7 | HAREKRUSHNA PANDA | Grand Alliance | 1,156 | 3.9% |
| 8 | SHIBA PRASAD MISHRA | 825 | 2.8% |
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.
Low turnout (146th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.4% · max 59.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
146th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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101st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.2%SOP 21.5%UTC 14.6%SWA 14.0%CPI 11.8%IND 8.2%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)
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