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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1974
Khurda
Winner — 1974
BENUDHAR BALIARSINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 30.4%CPM 28.8%6 others 40.8%
Votes
14,802
30.4% share
Winning margin
790
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.9%
of 92,078
Khurda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 790 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENUDHAR BALIARSINGH | Congress (R) | 14,802 | 30.4% |
| 2 | SIVAJI PATTANAIK | Left | 14,012 | 28.8% |
| 3 | SRINIVAS PAIKRAY | UTC | 12,019 | 24.7% |
| 4 | RAJKISHORE RAM | IND | 3,861 | 7.9% |
| 5 | SAMANTA BISWANATH RAY | IND | 1,467 | 3.0% |
| 6 | NRUSINGH CHARAN DAS | IND | 1,265 | 2.6% |
| 7 | PURNA CHANDA PATTANAIK | JAC | 748 | 1.5% |
| 8 | TUKU MAHANTY | IND | 533 | 1.1% |
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 (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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12th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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51st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
146 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.4%CPM 28.8%UTC 24.7%IND 7.9%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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