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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2009
Bargarh
Winner — 2009
SADHU NEPAK
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 40.4%BJD 38.7%5 others 20.9%
Votes
46,762
40.4% share
Winning margin
1,969
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.4%
of 1,79,864
Bargarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,969 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADHU NEPAK | INC (UPA) | 46,762 | 40.4% |
| 2 | ANANDA ACHARYA | BJD | 44,793 | 38.7% |
| 3 | SURESWAR SATPATHY | NDA | 10,594 | 9.2% |
| 4 | LINGARAJ PRADHAN | SWJP | 8,459 | 7.3% |
| 5 | PRAMOD LUHURA | BSP | 2,513 | 2.2% |
| 6 | DEBENDRA SWAIN | Samajwadi Party | 1,340 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SANJUKTA SIKA | SAMO | 1,330 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
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
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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
INC 40.4%BJD 38.7%BJP 9.2%SWJP 7.3%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A 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?
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