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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 102 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Balliguda

Winner — 1985

LAXMIKANTA MALLIK
INC· INC
INC 58.4%JNP 33.2%3 others 8.3%
Votes
25,827
58.4% share
Winning margin
11,144
25.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.2%
of 1,00,063

Balliguda is a safe seat — LAXMIKANTA MALLIK won by 25.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAXMIKANTA MALLIK
INC
25,82758.4%
2
SADANANA KONHAR
Janata
14,68333.2%
3
RAJA KISHORE MOLLIK
IND
2,0994.8%
4
BALARAM MALLIK
IND
8892.0%
5
MADHAV CHARAN KONHAR
IND
7011.6%

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 (95th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.1% · max 57.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
95th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
124th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.4%JNP 33.2%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,36,971
Density
682 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,668 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.4%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation24.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.2%
Children underweight (under 5)11.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.0%
Clean cooking fuel30.5%
Health insurance56.8%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine🏺Rice
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Bhubanesvara Mahadeva temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhubanesvara Mahadeva temple

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Three colossal Matrika images (Chamunda, Indrani, Varahi)

🏛️MonumentASI

Three colossal Matrika images (Chamunda, Indrani, Varahi)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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