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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Balipatna
Winner — 1971
BASANTA BEHERA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.2%UTC 19.9%5 others 18.9%
Votes
18,783
61.2% share
Winning margin
12,665
41.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
37.8%
of 81,199
Balipatna is a safe seat — BASANTA BEHERA won by 41.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASANTA BEHERA | Congress (R) | 18,783 | 61.2% |
| 2 | GOPINATH BHOI | UTC | 6,118 | 19.9% |
| 3 | SATYABADI BHOI | Grand Alliance | 1,522 | 5.0% |
| 4 | PRAHALAD BHOI | 1,495 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | DHARANI DHAR BEHERA | IND | 1,451 | 4.7% |
| 6 | HARI HARA BHOI | IND | 999 | 3.3% |
| 7 | AKURA BHOI | JAC | 328 | 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.
Average turnout (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.1% · min 1.0% · max 77.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
71st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
144th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.2%UTC 19.9%OTH 18.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,337
Density
601 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,505 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity53.2%
Sanitation20.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel22.9%
Health insurance44.9%
What's nearby?
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