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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2009

Bhanjanagar

Winner — 2009

BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA
BJD· BJD
BJD 76.5%INC 14.5%5 others 9.0%
Votes
90,515
76.5% share
Winning margin
73,367
62.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.9%
of 1,97,443

Bhanjanagar is a safe seat — BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA won by 62.0%.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA
BJD
90,51576.5%
2
DEBI PRASAD BISHOYI
UPA
17,14814.5%
3
SIVANAND TRIPATHY
NDA
6,2285.3%
4
SUNIL KUMAR PANDA
IND
1,5561.3%
5
SANJAYA KUMAR TRIPATHY
SAMO
1,2401.1%
6
GOPAL BISOYI
8430.7%
7
PANCHANAN DAS
IND
7870.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (122nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
62.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 2.5% · max 62.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
122nd of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
41st of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 76.5%INC 14.5%BJP 5.3%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%

What's nearby?

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