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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1974
Balasore
Winner — 1974
ARUN DEY
CPI· Left
CPI 24.7%INC 23.4%6 others 51.9%
Votes
12,620
24.7% share
Winning margin
692
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.7%
of 85,487
Balasore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 692 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN DEY | Left | 12,620 | 24.7% |
| 2 | RABINDRAMOHAN DAS | Congress (R) | 11,928 | 23.4% |
| 3 | SAMARENDRA KUNDU | 11,092 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | KARTIK ROUT | Grand Alliance | 7,471 | 14.6% |
| 5 | PRIYANATH NANDY | UTC | 3,988 | 7.8% |
| 6 | JAGANNATH JEE | Grand Alliance | 2,690 | 5.3% |
| 7 | DHRUBA KUMAR GIRI | IND | 833 | 1.6% |
| 8 | S. M. RAZA | JAC | 414 | 0.8% |
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.
High turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 78.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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19th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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22nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 24.7%INC 23.4%SOP 21.7%SWA 14.6%UTC 7.8%BJS 5.3%OTH 2.4%
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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