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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1985
Bijepur
Winner — 1985
NIKUNJA BIHARI SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.5%INC 39.7%1 others 1.8%
Votes
33,691
58.5% share
Winning margin
10,811
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
50.8%
of 1,13,548
Bijepur is a safe seat — NIKUNJA BIHARI SINGH won by 18.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIKUNJA BIHARI SINGH | Janata | 33,691 | 58.5% |
| 2 | SARAWATI PRADHAN | INC | 22,880 | 39.7% |
| 3 | TRIBIKRAM MALLICK | IND | 1,061 | 1.8% |
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.
Low turnout (140th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 3.4% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
140th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
30th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.5%INC 39.7%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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