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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 93 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Bhawanipatna
Winner — 1971
DAYANIDHI NAYAK
SWA· Grand Alliance
SWA 70.7%IND 11.5%2 others 17.8%
Votes
15,016
70.7% share
Winning margin
12,571
59.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
36.7%
of 57,882
Bhawanipatna is a safe seat — DAYANIDHI NAYAK won by 59.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAYANIDHI NAYAK | Grand Alliance | 15,016 | 70.7% |
| 2 | ARTATRANA NAYAK | IND | 2,445 | 11.5% |
| 3 | AKRURA NAYAK | UTC | 2,072 | 9.8% |
| 4 | PRADESHI NAYAK | Grand Alliance | 1,716 | 8.1% |
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 (112th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe59.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.6% · min 2.3% · max 66.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
112th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
92nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 70.7%IND 11.5%UTC 9.8%PSP 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.