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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2014
Bijepur
Winner — 2014
SUBAL SAHU
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 32.2%BJD 31.9%10 others 36.0%
Votes
53,290
32.1% share
Winning margin
458
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
80.0%
of 2,07,055
Bijepur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 458 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBAL SAHU | INC (UPA) | 53,290 | 32.1% |
| 2 | PRASANNA ACHARYA | BJD | 52,832 | 31.9% |
| 3 | JAYSHANKAR PATTANAIK | NDA | 30,001 | 18.1% |
| 4 | ASHOK KUMAR PANIGRAHI | IND | 18,232 | 11.0% |
| 5 | KISHOR DAPHADAR | OJM | 2,931 | 1.8% |
| 6 | SURESH TRIPATHY | AAP | 1,659 | 1.0% |
| 7 | PURNA CHANDRA PAIK | APOI | 1,561 | 0.9% |
| 8 | JAYRAM BAG | BSP | 1,429 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,285 | 0.8% |
| 10 | ROHITA KUMAR SAHU |  AITC | 935 | 0.6% |
| 11 | KUMAR NANDA | RPI(D) | 838 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SACHIDANANDA PATRA | AOP | 754 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (25th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
25th of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
56th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
147 seats · 74 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.1%BJD 31.9%BJP 18.1%IND 11.0%OTH 6.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 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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