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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1974
Sambalpur
Winner — 1974
SHRI BALLAV PANIGRAHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.1%UTC 32.7%4 others 18.2%
Votes
21,153
49.1% share
Winning margin
7,073
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.4%
of 92,880
Sambalpur is a safe seat — SHRI BALLAV PANIGRAHI won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHRI BALLAV PANIGRAHI | Congress (R) | 21,153 | 49.1% |
| 2 | BINOD BIHARI DAS | UTC | 14,080 | 32.7% |
| 3 | JHASAKETAN SAU | IND | 4,586 | 10.7% |
| 4 | P. BHASKA RAO | JAC | 1,199 | 2.8% |
| 5 | JAIRAM PUROHIT | IND | 1,056 | 2.5% |
| 6 | BRAHMANAND NAIK | IND | 986 | 2.3% |
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 (142nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 5.5% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
142nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%UTC 32.7%IND 10.7%OTH 7.5%
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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