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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2000Reserved (ST)
Bahalda
Winner — 2000
LAXMAN SOREN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.5%INC 29.6%5 others 37.9%
Votes
23,305
32.5% share
Winning margin
2,060
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
58.4%
of 1,22,918
A closely fought contest. LAXMAN SOREN won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMAN SOREN | NDA (NDA) | 23,305 | 32.5% |
| 2 | SAIBA SUSHIL KUMAR HANSDAH | INC | 21,245 | 29.6% |
| 3 | KHELARAM MAJHI | IND | 11,519 | 16.1% |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA HEMBROM | 9,750 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | AMAR SINGH TUDU | IND | 2,752 | 3.8% |
| 6 | PRAHLAD PURTI |  AITC | 2,641 | 3.7% |
| 7 | SOMANATH PINGUA | BSP | 560 | 0.8% |
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 (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.7% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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63rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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85th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.5%INC 29.6%IND 16.1%JMM 13.6%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,81,255
Density
254 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water16.8%
Electricity44.7%
Sanitation16.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate71.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.9%
Health insurance45.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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