Back to Odisha 1995 map
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1995

Begunia

Winner — 1995

HARIHARA SAHOO
INC· INC
INC 45.9%IND 31.2%13 others 22.9%
Votes
53,238
45.9% share
Winning margin
17,009
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.2%
of 1,63,002

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARIHARA SAHOO
INC
53,23845.9%
2
SURENDRA NATH MISHRA
IND
36,22931.2%
3
BHABANI SANKAR JAGDEV MOHAPATRA
Janata Dal
9,4428.1%
4
BASANT KUMAR PAIKARAY
Left
8,5857.4%
5
RABINDRA KUMAR PARIDA
BJP
4,9694.3%
6
SATYANANDA CHAMPATIRAY
IND
1,4161.2%
7
BAURIBANDHU KHATEI
IND
5670.5%
8
SUSIL BRAHMA
3930.3%
9
SK. ZULFIKAR ALLI
IND
2990.3%
10
OISHOWR PATRAW
IND
2350.2%
11
SACHINDRA KUMAR SARANGI
IND
2310.2%
12
NABAKISHOR MANADHATA
IND
2060.2%
13
SWAMI RABINARAYAN DAS
IND
1480.1%
14
SIDHESWAR BALIARASINGH
IND
880.1%
15
HRUSIKESH NAYAK
IND
580.1%

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 (44th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.6% · max 42.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
44th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
82nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.9%IND 31.2%JD 8.1%CPI 7.4%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,73,821
Density
200 / km²
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,375 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.0%
Electricity44.6%
Sanitation24.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)30.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.8%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.8%
Health insurance63.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Terracotta

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

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25