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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1995
Barchana
Winner — 1995
AMAR PRASAD SATPATHY
JD· Janata Dal
JD 48.4%INC 47.9%8 others 3.8%
Votes
61,076
48.4% share
Winning margin
606
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
80.2%
of 1,57,442
Barchana was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 606 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAR PRASAD SATPATHY | Janata Dal | 61,076 | 48.4% |
| 2 | SITA KANTA MOHAPATRA | INC | 60,470 | 47.9% |
| 3 | KANHU CHARAN JENA | IND | 2,381 | 1.9% |
| 4 | PRADEEPTA KUMAR DEO | BJP | 825 | 0.7% |
| 5 | PRASANNA SAMAL | IND | 710 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PITAMBAR PRUSTY | SJP(R) | 339 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SIBA RAM SAHOO | IND | 249 | 0.2% |
| 8 | AKHILA BAL | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 9 | HRUSHIKESH JENA | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 10 | HARYAKSHYA KISHORE SAMAL | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
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 (85th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.5% · max 56.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
85th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.83
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
36th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 48.4%INC 47.9%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,19,738
Density
242 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,418 km²
SC population7.3%
ST population58.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.9%Other 14.0%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.3%
Electricity23.9%
Sanitation18.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate58.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel16.1%
Health insurance46.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
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