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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Bhawanipatna

Winner — 1985

BHAKTACHARAN DAS
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.5%INC 44.1%3 others 10.4%
Votes
16,246
45.5% share
Winning margin
517
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.1%
of 96,133

Bhawanipatna was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 517 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAKTACHARAN DAS
Janata
16,24645.5%
2
DAYANIDHI NAIK
INC
15,72944.1%
3
ASHEWAR BAG
IND
1,4844.2%
4
PREDESHI NAYAK
Lok Dal
1,3633.8%
5
JAYA KUMAR NAIK
IND
8742.5%

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 (125th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.1% · max 71.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
125th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
108th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.5%INC 44.1%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,40,361
Density
545 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,644 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.0%
Electricity52.9%
Sanitation17.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate84.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.4%
Clean cooking fuel27.9%
Health insurance50.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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