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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1974Reserved (SC)
Salepur
Winner — 1974
BAIDHAR BEHERA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.3%UTC 35.7%4 others 21.0%
Votes
18,694
43.3% share
Winning margin
3,302
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.6%
of 77,601
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIDHAR BEHERA | Congress (R) | 18,694 | 43.3% |
| 2 | KALANDI BEHERA | UTC | 15,392 | 35.7% |
| 3 | MAYADHAR SETHI | IND | 5,748 | 13.3% |
| 4 | BRAJA BANDHU SETHI | IND | 1,906 | 4.4% |
| 5 | RAGHU BEHERA | IND | 1,012 | 2.4% |
| 6 | HAREKRUSHNA MALLIK | 379 | 0.9% |
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 (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.3% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
116th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.3%UTC 35.7%IND 13.3%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,20,529
Density
610 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,806 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.6%
Electricity56.1%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.8%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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