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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1971
Bhadrak
Winner — 1971
HAREKRUSHNA MAHATAB
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.2%UTC 30.1%2 others 11.7%
Votes
22,692
58.2% share
Winning margin
10,965
28.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
49.3%
of 79,019
Bhadrak is a safe seat — HAREKRUSHNA MAHATAB won by 28.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAREKRUSHNA MAHATAB | Congress (R) | 22,692 | 58.2% |
| 2 | BALARAM SAHOO | UTC | 11,727 | 30.1% |
| 3 | KARUNAKAR DAS | Grand Alliance | 2,485 | 6.4% |
| 4 | GOKULANANDA MOHANTY | 2,068 | 5.3% |
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 (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 1.3% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
38th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
45th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.2%UTC 30.1%SWA 6.4%NCO 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,41,099
Density
157 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,624 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population34.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity50.8%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated98.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.7%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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