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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1995

Bhubaneswar

Winner — 1995

BIJU PATNAIK
JD· Janata Dal
JD 51.2%BJP 30.9%15 others 17.9%
Votes
92,239
51.3% share
Winning margin
36,679
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
57.9%
of 3,10,651

Bhubaneswar is a safe seat — BIJU PATNAIK won by 20.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIJU PATNAIK
Janata Dal
92,23951.3%
2
SOUMYARANJAN PATNAIK
BJP
55,56030.9%
3
DR. LALIT MOHAN MOHANTY
INC
26,74514.9%
4
HEMANTA GAJENDRA
SJP(R)
1,7501.0%
5
BIBHUPADA APAT
JP
8660.5%
6
SANATAN BEHERA
6760.4%
7
KHAGESWAR BEHURA
IND
4990.3%
8
RABINDRA MISHRA
IND
2860.2%
9
KANHAI CHARAN NAYAK
IND
2050.1%
10
GOVINDA CHANDRA SAMAL
IND
2030.1%
11
PRAKASH SAHOO
IND
1790.1%
12
BHRAMARBAR MOHARANA
PSSS
1760.1%
13
SOMNATH ROUT RAY
IND
1520.1%
14
SUDARSAN MOHAPATRA
IND
1440.1%
15
SANJIB PATTNAIK
IND
1240.1%
16
D. ASHOKA KUMAR SAMANTRAY
IND
980.1%
17
ASHOK KUMAR MOHAPATRA
IND
860.1%

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 (89th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.0% · min 1.1% · max 65.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
89th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 51.3%BJP 30.9%INC 14.9%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,27,192
Density
630 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,899 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population8.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.4%Muslim 5.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.9%
Electricity47.2%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate75.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.4%
Clean cooking fuel28.4%
Health insurance53.9%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️HandicraftGI🏷️Stone CarvingGI
🏛️

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions etc.

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill containing many valuable sculptures, images and inscriptions etc.

🏛️

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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