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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Baliguda

Winner — 2009

KARENDRA MAJHI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 33.1%INC 29.0%6 others 37.9%
Votes
26,180
33.1% share
Winning margin
3,237
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,18,756

A closely fought contest. KARENDRA MAJHI won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARENDRA MAJHI
BJP (NDA)
26,18033.1%
2
SADANANDA MALLICK
UPA
22,94329.0%
3
DINESH SINGH PRADHAN
BJD
16,98021.5%
4
MANOJ KUMAR MALLIK
IND
3,7794.8%
5
SURADA PRADHAN
IND
3,1504.0%
6
EKARA SUKAMAJHI
Samajwadi Party
2,5273.2%
7
SUBRAT KUMAR PRADHAN
BSP
1,9402.5%
8
DHANESWAR MALLICK
IND
1,5622.0%

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

Average turnout (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 1.1% · max 70.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
104th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
16th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.1%INC 29.0%BJD 21.5%OTH 16.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,33,110
Density
91 / km²
Sex ratio
1037 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,021 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population53.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 79.2%Christian 20.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.8%
Electricity16.7%
Sanitation11.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)35.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.1%
Health insurance54.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kandhamal HaladiGI

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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