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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1974

Basta

Winner — 1974

CHINTAMANI JENA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 69.0%UTC 30.2%1 others 0.8%
Votes
39,261
69.0% share
Winning margin
22,063
38.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
74.5%
of 76,424

Basta is a safe seat — CHINTAMANI JENA won by 38.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINTAMANI JENA
Congress (R)
39,26169.0%
2
MAHESWAR BAUG
UTC
17,19830.2%
3
RAGHUNATH PARDHI
JAC
4650.8%

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 (113th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.5% · max 50.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
113th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
54th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.0%UTC 30.2%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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