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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1971
Baisinga
Winner — 1971
PRASANNA KUMAR DASH
PSP· Grand Alliance
PSP 28.1%JAC 14.3%10 others 57.7%
Votes
8,327
28.1% share
Winning margin
4,099
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
44.2%
of 67,132
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRASANNA KUMAR DASH | Grand Alliance | 8,327 | 28.1% |
| 2 | AJOY KUMAR DASH | JAC | 4,228 | 14.3% |
| 3 | HARIHAR NAYAK | Congress (R) | 3,889 | 13.1% |
| 4 | MANMATHNATH MISRA | UTC | 3,797 | 12.8% |
| 5 | MOHESWAR PANDA | Grand Alliance | 3,308 | 11.2% |
| 6 | MOCHIRAM MAJHI | JKP | 1,696 | 5.7% |
| 7 | GHASIRAM MOHANTA | IND | 1,186 | 4.0% |
| 8 | BARADA KANTA SADUAL | IND | 1,143 | 3.9% |
| 9 | PANDA LOCHAN MOHANTA | IND | 814 | 2.7% |
| 10 | ARJUN MOHANTA | IND | 567 | 1.9% |
| 11 | RAGHUNATH DASH | IND | 377 | 1.3% |
| 12 | RAMAKANTA MOHANTA | IND | 331 | 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 (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 1.0% · max 47.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
87th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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42nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 28.1%JAC 14.3%INC 13.1%UTC 12.8%SWA 11.2%JKP 5.7%OTH 14.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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