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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Bhawanipatna

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Winner — 1995

PRADIPTA KUMAR NAIK
BJP· BJP
BJP 23.9%INC 23.9%17 others 52.2%
Votes
22,578
23.9% share
Winning margin
69
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,49,269

Bhawanipatna was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 69 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADIPTA KUMAR NAIK
BJP
BJP
22,57823.9%
2
DUSMANTA NAIK
INC
INC
22,50923.9%
3
AJIT DAS
JD
Janata Dal
13,94414.8%
4
RAJENDRA BHARATI
SJP(R)
13,88414.7%
5
UDAYA SUNANI
IND
6,0256.4%
6
ASHESWAR BAG
IND
6,0236.4%
7
CHANDRA NAIK
IND
2,8253.0%
8
SYAMSUNDAR NAIK
IND
1,0331.1%
9
NIMANCHAL NAIK
IND
8390.9%
10
MAHESWAR TANDI
IND
8380.9%
11
JATINDRA KAR
IND
7860.8%
12
NARAYAN KUMBHAR
IND
6840.7%
13
ARKHIT NAIK
IND
4150.4%
14
LINGARAJ AZAD
IND
4050.4%
15
GOUR CHANDRA NAIK
IND
4000.4%
16
RABI NAG
IND
3880.4%
17
SURESH SINDRE
IND
3760.4%
18
HRUSHIKESH GANDHI
IND
1900.2%
19
ANGAD HARIJAN
IND
1830.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.1%
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
BJP 23.9%INC 23.9%JD 14.8%SJP(R) 14.7%IND 6.4%IND 6.4%OTH 9.9%

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?

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