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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1977
Basta
Winner — 1977
MAHESHWAR BAUG
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.7%INC 39.6%1 others 3.8%
Votes
28,334
56.7% share
Winning margin
8,555
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.3%
of 81,612
Basta is a safe seat — MAHESHWAR BAUG won by 17.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHWAR BAUG | Janata | 28,334 | 56.7% |
| 2 | CHINTAMANI JENA | INC | 19,779 | 39.6% |
| 3 | BHAGABAN MOHAPATRA | IND | 1,890 | 3.8% |
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
safe17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.5% · max 50.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
113th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
54th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.7%INC 39.6%OTH 3.8%
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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