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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 94 · 2009
Salipur
Winner — 2009
CHANDRA SARATHI BEHERA
BJD· BJD
BJD 47.3%INC 46.4%4 others 6.2%
Votes
66,375
47.4% share
Winning margin
1,277
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,99,810
Salipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,277 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA SARATHI BEHERA | BJD | 66,375 | 47.4% |
| 2 | PRAKASH CHANDRA BEHERA | UPA | 65,098 | 46.4% |
| 3 | OM PRAKASH RAY | NDA | 5,906 | 4.2% |
| 4 | GEETA DAS | IND | 1,229 | 0.9% |
| 5 | RAMESH CHANDRA NAYAK |  AITCUPA | 980 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SANJAYA KUMAR LENKA | KS | 602 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.9% · max 64.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
67th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 47.4%INC 46.4%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,24,470
Density
667 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,932 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity61.7%
Sanitation36.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.1%
Health insurance42.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.