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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1971
Salepur
Winner — 1971
BATAKRUSHNA JENA
UTC
UTC 50.3%JAC 35.7%1 others 14.0%
Votes
24,333
50.3% share
Winning margin
7,071
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
55.4%
of 87,320
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATAKRUSHNA JENA | UTC | 24,333 | 50.3% |
| 2 | SURENDRANATH PATNAIK | JAC | 17,262 | 35.7% |
| 3 | ANIL KUMAR GHOSE | Grand Alliance | 6,797 | 14.1% |
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.
Average turnout (75th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.4% · max 63.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
75th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
117th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 50.3%JAC 35.7%PSP 14.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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