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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 118 · 2014

Chilika

Winner — 2014

BIBHUTIBHUSAN HARICHANDAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.7%BJD 46.3%7 others 7.0%
Votes
69,433
46.7% share
Winning margin
541
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.3%
of 2,02,823

Chilika was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 541 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIBHUTIBHUSAN HARICHANDAN
BJP (NDA)
69,43346.7%
2
RAGHUNATH SAHU
BJD
68,89246.3%
3
MANASI PRADHAN
UPA
5,1823.5%
4
PRADIP KUMAR SWAIN
IND
1,5531.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3100.9%
6
NARAYAN BEHERA
CPI(ML)(L)
6910.5%
7
BINOD PANDA
AAP
6610.4%
8
SUBRAT KUMAR HABADASINGH
AOP
5420.4%
9
MURALIDHAR GHADEI
IND
4070.3%

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

Average turnout (115th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.4% · max 69.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
115th of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
96th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.7%BJD 46.3%OTH 6.1%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.49 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,673
Density
800 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,813 km²
SC population13.2%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 95.4%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.1%
Electricity71.5%
Sanitation47.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.1%
Clean cooking fuel63.3%
Health insurance43.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fish product🏺Handicrafts (Stone Carving)
🏛️

Daksha Prajapati Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Daksha Prajapati Temple

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Daksha Prajapati temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Daksha Prajapati temple

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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