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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1971

Khurda

Winner — 1971

BENUDHAR BALIARSING
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.3%UTC 21.2%5 others 35.6%
Votes
16,903
43.3% share
Winning margin
8,633
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.0%
of 85,002

Khurda is a safe seat — BENUDHAR BALIARSING won by 22.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BENUDHAR BALIARSING
Congress (R)
16,90343.3%
2
BIJU PATNAIK
UTC
8,27021.2%
3
RAJAKI SHORA RAM
JAC
6,33416.2%
4
SASHISEKHAR MOHAPATRA
Left
3,7389.6%
5
RAMACHANDRA MISRA
Left
2,2075.7%
6
TUKU MOHANTY
IND
1,2273.1%
7
GOBINDA CHANDRA PATNAIK
Grand Alliance
3801.0%

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 (92nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.4% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
92nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
62nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.3%UTC 21.2%JAC 16.2%CPM 9.6%CPI 5.7%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Chandrasekhara Temple and Group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandrasekhara Temple and Group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandrasekhara Temple and group of Monuments & Ancient Steps

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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