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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRIYANATH NANDY
Congress (R)
11,79632.4%
2
RABINDRA MOHAN DAS
Grand Alliance
6,56918.0%
3
KARTICK CH. RAUT
Grand Alliance
6,48917.8%
4
BIJAY KRUSHNA DEY
UTC
4,41812.1%
5
ARUN DEY
Left
4,13611.3%
6
JAGANNATH JEE
Grand Alliance
2,6567.3%
7
RATAN KISHORE SEN
IND
3811.1%

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
lean
14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 78.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
19th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
22nd of 147

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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