Back to Odisha 1996 by-elections map
Odisha · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1996 by-elections
Bhubaneswar
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Biswabhusan Harichandan
BJP 45.3%INC 30.8%4 others 23.9%
Votes
58,263
45.3% share
Winning margin
18,712
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biswabhusan Harichandan | 58,263 | 45.3% | |
| 2 | Bhagirathi Badjena | 39,551 | 30.8% | |
| 3 | Shivananda Ray | 28,723 | 22.3% | |
| 4 | Kiran Bala Mangaraj | IND | 1,207 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Gobinda Chandra Samal | JTKM | 549 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Hrushikesh Mishra | IND | 314 | 0.2% |
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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.0% · min 1.1% · max 65.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
89th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.3%INC 30.8%JD 22.3%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.
🏛️
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.