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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2000
Bhadrak
Winner — 2000
BIREN PALEI
INC· INC
INC 49.4%BJD 48.9%4 others 1.6%
Votes
55,051
49.4% share
Winning margin
532
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,76,362
Bhadrak was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 532 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIREN PALEI | INC | 55,051 | 49.4% |
| 2 | PRAFULLA SAMAL | NDA | 54,519 | 49.0% |
| 3 | RABI MOHANTY | 886 | 0.8% | |
| 4 | SK. FAIZUR RAHEMAN | BSP | 596 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SIDHARTHA MOHANTY | 175 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | AKSHAYA KETAN DAS | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
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 (41st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.5% · max 61.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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41st of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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31st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%BJD 49.0%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,12,520
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
975 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,940 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population35.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.7%Other 5.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.2%
Electricity29.6%
Sanitation9.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.2%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)34.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.2%
Women literate66.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel18.4%
Health insurance57.5%
What's nearby?
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