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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1971
Balasore
Winner — 1971
PRIYANATH NANDY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 32.4%PSP 18.0%5 others 49.6%
Votes
11,796
32.4% share
Winning margin
5,227
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.1%
of 70,007
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIYANATH NANDY | Congress (R) | 11,796 | 32.4% |
| 2 | RABINDRA MOHAN DAS | Grand Alliance | 6,569 | 18.0% |
| 3 | KARTICK CH. RAUT | Grand Alliance | 6,489 | 17.8% |
| 4 | BIJAY KRUSHNA DEY | UTC | 4,418 | 12.1% |
| 5 | ARUN DEY | Left | 4,136 | 11.3% |
| 6 | JAGANNATH JEE | Grand Alliance | 2,656 | 7.3% |
| 7 | RATAN KISHORE SEN | IND | 381 | 1.1% |
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
lean14.3%
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
INC 32.4%PSP 18.0%SWA 17.8%UTC 12.1%CPI 11.3%BJS 7.3%OTH 1.1%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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