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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1974
Bijepur
Winner — 1974
GANANATH PRADHAN
UTC
UTC 51.8%INC 32.4%2 others 15.8%
Votes
19,755
51.8% share
Winning margin
7,379
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.4%
of 92,079
Bijepur is a safe seat — GANANATH PRADHAN won by 19.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANANATH PRADHAN | UTC | 19,755 | 51.8% |
| 2 | MARKANDA PADHAN | Congress (R) | 12,376 | 32.4% |
| 3 | BHOLA PRASAD BARIK | IND | 5,449 | 14.3% |
| 4 | LALJI | IND | 580 | 1.5% |
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.
Low turnout (140th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.4% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
140th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
30th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UTC 51.8%INC 32.4%IND 14.3%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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