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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAKTACHARAN DAS | Janata | 16,246 | 45.5% |
| 2 | DAYANIDHI NAIK | INC | 15,729 | 44.1% |
| 3 | ASHEWAR BAG | IND | 1,484 | 4.2% |
| 4 | PREDESHI NAYAK | Lok Dal | 1,363 | 3.8% |
| 5 | JAYA KUMAR NAIK | IND | 874 | 2.5% |
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
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.1% · max 71.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
125th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
108th of 147Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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