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Bhubaneswar

Winner — 2000

BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 79.0%INC 15.2%10 others 5.8%
Votes
1,17,150
79.0% share
Winning margin
94,555
63.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
41.4%
of 3,58,751

Bhubaneswar is a safe seat — BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN won by 63.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN
NDA (NDA)
1,17,15079.0%
2
DR. JAGANNATH MOHAPATRA
INC
22,59515.2%
3
RAMESH KUMAR SAHOO
NCP
1,8441.2%
4
HAREKRISHNA DAS
IND
1,1140.8%
5
SOUBHAGYA CHANDRA NAIK
BSP
1,1100.8%
6
SATRUGHNA BEHERA
Samajwadi Party
9940.7%
7
JAGDISH RAI PURI
IND
8080.5%
8
SARALA SWAIN
BOP
6070.4%
9
SANATAN BEHERA
RJD
5690.4%
10
SOMANATH ROUTRAY
IND
5630.4%
11
SASANKA SEKHAR SAHU
5100.3%
12
BINOD SAHOO
IND
5080.3%

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 (89th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
63.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.0% · min 1.1% · max 65.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
89th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 79.0%INC 15.2%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

🏛️

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Buddhist Temple & Images

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

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