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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 139 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Bissam Cuttack

Winner — 2009

DAMBURUDHARA ULAKA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 34.5%BJD 34.2%7 others 31.3%
Votes
47,555
34.5% share
Winning margin
349
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.4%
of 1,93,106

Bissam Cuttack was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 349 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAMBURUDHARA ULAKA
INC (UPA)
47,55534.5%
2
JAGANNATH SARAKA
BJD
47,20634.2%
3
SUBARDANI WADAKA
BSP
14,07410.2%
4
BIDULATA HUIKA
NDA
7,7855.7%
5
KADRAKA SARANGADHARA
IND
6,1844.5%
6
SRIDHARA KORADA
IND
4,6613.4%
7
HIRADHARA JAGARANGA
IND
4,1453.0%
8
GHASIRAM PRASKA
CPI(ML)(L)
3,4732.5%
9
GOPI KONDAGORI
SAMO
2,7772.0%

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

Average turnout (45th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 58.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
45th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.73
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
6th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.5%BJD 34.2%BSP 10.2%BJP 5.7%OTH 15.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,67,911
Density
137 / km²
Sex ratio
1051 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,073 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population56.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.3%Christian 8.8%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity27.2%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.1%
Women literate42.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.2%
Clean cooking fuel30.2%
Health insurance45.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton🏺Tamarind

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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