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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1985
Balikuda
Winner — 1985
JYOTISH CHANDRA DAS
INC· INC
INC 51.9%JNP 42.1%5 others 6.0%
Votes
38,443
51.9% share
Winning margin
7,234
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,12,043
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JYOTISH CHANDRA DAS | INC | 38,443 | 51.9% |
| 2 | UMESH CHANDRA SWAIN | Janata | 31,209 | 42.1% |
| 3 | NIRMAL CHANDRA DAS | IND | 1,868 | 2.5% |
| 4 | SANJAYA KUMAR MOHANTY | BJP | 1,226 | 1.6% |
| 5 | BICHIT RANANDA MOHANTY | IND | 760 | 1.0% |
| 6 | DHULESWAR NAYAK | IND | 497 | 0.7% |
| 7 | ADARSH KUMAR LENKA | IND | 131 | 0.2% |
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 (56th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.5% · max 49.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
56th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
141st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.9%JNP 42.1%OTH 6.0%
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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