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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2014
Bhanjanagar
Winner — 2014
BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA
BJD· BJD
BJD 56.2%INC 34.6%4 others 9.2%
Votes
82,467
56.2% share
Winning margin
31,701
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.8%
of 2,13,217
Bhanjanagar is a safe seat — BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA won by 21.6%.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIKRAM KESHARI ARUKHA | BJD | 82,467 | 56.2% |
| 2 | BINAYAK TRIPATHY | UPA | 50,766 | 34.6% |
| 3 | PRADEEP KUMAR SAHU | NDA | 7,834 | 5.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,807 | 1.9% |
| 5 | MADHUSUDAN PADHI | IND | 1,539 | 1.1% |
| 6 | PURNA CHANDRA NAIK | BSP | 1,298 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (122nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 2.5% · max 62.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
122nd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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41st of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJD 56.2%INC 34.6%BJP 5.3%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,29,031
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,206 km²
SC population19.5%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.0%
Electricity53.5%
Sanitation28.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.7%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.7%
Health insurance51.9%
What's nearby?
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